The workers of the Roman Empire extracted "the lenses of Arboleas" thousands of years ago, and they have already been seen in other museums of Spain.
After passing through the Museo del Prado last year, a sample of them known as 'lapis specularis', which in glorious Rome times were used for various decorative purposes and also as a mirror have gone recently to the National Archaeological Museum located in Madrid.
Artistic shows
Last April a sample of those spectacles that formerly were transported from the municipality of Arboleas to various corners of Roman rule by boat came to the museum.
The pieces, which are in the Roman Sculpture Room, will be part of the exhibition until June 23 'Lapis specularis, light under the earth' by Miguel Ángel Blanco.
The museum specifies in the description of the exhibition that the artist Miguel Ángel Blanco returns to make this productive plaster again by using, for the first time, that fascinating stone "as creative material". The artist, with the collaboration of the Council of Arboleas, ornaments the room with a block from the Roman mine, placing it as a means of communication with the gods Minerva, Apolo, Livia, Esculapio, among others. Fragments of the mineral have been distributed among the absent feet of the emperors, remembering, in this way, their potential use to decorate.
However, these pieces have not been the only lucky ones that have had the great privilege of travelling, since other pieces of medium size "have been sent to Rome in order to occupy a space in the Temple of Bramante in the Gianicolo de Rome the Crypt (where Saint Peter was crucified) ", announced by the Arboreas Council spokesperson.
The mayor, who has promoted the recovery and enhancement of the mine, has expressed his satisfaction with the appearance of the Arboleas lenses, stating that "we are very proud that our historical heritage is reaching such high consideration and it's representation in the most important museums in Spain".
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