Verraco of the bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Verraco of the bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The verraco of the bridge () in Salamanca, Spain, is an Iron Age stone statue depicting a bull, placed at the entrance of the Roman bridge. Verraco is a general term that refers to the stone statues of animals made by the Vettones, one of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula. In Spanish the word verraco means "breeding pig", but other animals such as bulls and bears were also represented. Read more on Wikipedia
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