Stylized bull-headed protoma used as vessel decoration, typical Urartian cauldron ornament. Convex eyeballs are surrounded by a straight line; two horizontal lines mark the nostrils. Small protruding ears are plastically modeled; slightly curved, chipped horns are schematic. The neck is slightly elongated with a triangular bulge at the front. A rectangular cutout at the rear bottom served to mount the protoma on the rim of a cauldron. Material/function: protoma decoration. Date: 8th–7th century BC Urartu, ca. 850–585 BC. Place of manufacture: Urartu/Near East. Weight: 134 g., The image shows a
GLIX-115-3EC7FEC
Magyarország
Kollekció
GLIX Prime
Novel Use
Fotós / Szerző
Penta Springs, Geo Naturalis
Leírás
Stylized bull-headed protoma used as vessel decoration, typical Urartian cauldron ornament. Convex eyeballs are surrounded by a straight line; two horizontal lines mark the nostrils. Small protruding ears are plastically modeled; slightly curved, chipped horns are schematic. The neck is slightly elongated with a triangular bulge at the front. A rectangular cutout at the rear bottom served to mount the protoma on the rim of a cauldron. Material/function: protoma decoration. Date: 8th–7th century BC Urartu, ca. 850–585 BC. Place of manufacture: Urartu/Near East. Weight: 134 g., The image shows a