With the due authorisation of the General Directorate of Culture of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Archaeological Museum of Alcoy has removed this Monday 26th November the so-called "Orante vase" from the exhibition "Rupestre. The first sanctuaries", MARQ's main exhibition in 2018, which opened on 5 July and will be open until 5 January.
This is an exceptional piece located in the Cova de l'Or in Beniarrés, due to its age - around 7500 years old -, its excellent state of preservation and the artistic motif it shows: a praying woman with her arms raised. The printed cardial technique of its decoration and this motif contributed to dating the so-called Macro-schematic Art, a parietal representation of enormous importance to which the MARQ exhibition devotes the second room.
The competent authorities considered it essential that the vase be kept in its usual place, the Archaeological Museum of Alcoy, for a week on the occasion of the Congress. L'Art Rupestre de l'Arc Mediterrani de la Península Ibèrica. 20 years on the UNESCO World Heritage Listcoordinated by the Conselleria d'Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport in collaboration with the City Council of Alcoy. After this event, which brings together scientists and specialists, the glass can be seen again in the MARQ exhibition from Tuesday 4 December until the exhibition closes.
For this absence, the Fundación C.V. MARQ apologises to the public who visit the exhibition, and promises to let them back in freely, keeping this week's ticket. "Rupestre. The first sanctuaries" has been visited to date by more than 80,000 people, making it one of the most successful cultural events of 2018 and one of the most relevant exhibitions on the subject held in Spain.
