Description
The Museum of Castellar is dedicated to the exvotes of Iberian times that were recovered in the shrine of the Cave of the Lobera.
Through their rooms you can discover how the exvotes were made, what they meant to the Iberians, how their vision of the beyond and their relationship with the gods was. A magnificent collection of these figures that still keep in their faces the mystery of the people they represented. Just less than 1 km from this museum is located the Cave de la Lobera, where you can walkon a small path with information about the place and whereYou will discover the abode of the gods.
The Iberian Sanctuary of the Cave of the Lobera is founded in the mid-fourth century BC and is kept in use continuously until the second century AD, suffering restructuring with the romanization of the Alto Guadalquivir.
For Iberian times, it is conceived as an outdoor cult space, associated with different coats and caves. The natural slope is saved with the construction of different terraces that facilitate access to the offering areas.
For Roman times, the area of worship is restricted to the area of La Cueva de la Lobera.
This sanctuary was discovered by the Iberian bronze exvotes, which, since the 19th century, circulated and were treasured in private collections. Interest in the so-called "mingos" caused it to be illegally exploited throughout much of the 20th century. Since 1912, the Cave de la Lobera was the subject of interventions aimed at its conservation, and in these first performances the Cave de la Lobera was frequented by scholars moved by such rich archaeological heritage.
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