1897 in Science: 1897 Archaeological Discoveries, 1897 Earthquakes, Animals Described in 1897, Astronomical Objects Discovered in 1897
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1897 Archaeological Discoveries, 1897 Earthquakes, Animals Described in 1897, Astronomical Objects Discovered in 1897, Plants Described in 1897, House Dust Mite, Lady of Elche, Limnanthes Floccosa, Nepenthes Rowanae, Metacarcinus Anthonyi, 1897 Assam Earthquake, Thermosphaeroma Thermophilum, Aphonopelma Seemanni, Virola Carinata, Cirsium Cymosum, 428 Monachia, 431 Nephele, 429 Lotis, Antennaria Umbrinella, 432 Pythia, 426 Hippo, 430 Hybris, 427 Galene, Arctostaphylos Canescens, Malvaviscus Palmanus, 1897 in Paleontology, Procambarus Digueti, Potamonautes Platycentron, 1897 in Archaeology, 1897 in Anthropology. Excerpt: Lady of Elche Detail of the Lady of ElcheThe enigmatic Lady of Elche or Lady of Elx (Dama de Elche in Spanish , Dama d’Elx in Valencian ) is a polychrome stone bust that was discovered by chance in 1897 at L’Alcúdia , an archaeological site on a private estate about two kilometers south of Elche , Valencia , Spain . The Lady of Elche is generally believed to be a piece of Iberian sculpture from the 4th century B.C., though the artisanship suggests strong Hellenistic influences. Sculpture The originally polychromed bust is usually thought to represent a woman wearing a very complex headdress and big coils on each side of the face. A minority interpretation sees it representing a man. The aperture in the rear of the sculpture indicates it may have been used as a funerary urn .While it is a bust, there are proposals that it was part of a seated statue like the Lady of Baza or a standing one like the Gran Dama Oferente from Cerro de los Santos (Montealegre del Castillo , Albacete ). The three figures and the Biche of Balazote are exhibited in the same hall in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain in Madrid .History The sculpture was found August 4, 1897, by a…