A Land of Antique Collectors? Some Methodological Remarks on Late Antique Sculpture on the Iberian Peninsula

Brands, Gunnar

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Brands, Gunnar

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There is a large number of villas on the Iberian Peninsula that were either newly constructed during Late Antiquity or thoroughly renovated and furnished with high-quality mosaics. In contrast, the sculptural ensembles found in these buildings are primarily regarded as belonging to older collections taken over from earlier villas or acquired through trade. There exists reasonable doubt regarding this view. Starting with the octagonal villa of Valdetorres de Jarama and the villa of Quinta das Longas, a series of sculptures from other villas will be examined here, substantiating the suspicion that there are numerous late antique works among the sculptures that have so far mostly been dated to the Imperial period.