Sculpture, head of man and bucranium (1) - Bronze - Late 20th century
Mythological bronze statue, depicting a man's head and bucranium, decorative element for the cult of the Mother Goddess.
On one side a young hunter, on the other the Bucranium, or ox skull, present in Roman monuments and Greek sacral contexts. The bucranium was already used in Mesopotamian pottery from the 4th millennium BC. and in Egyptian funerary painting of the 2nd millennium BC.
The statue was made with lost wax casting.
During the past two centuries foundries have had a period of notable flourishing.
Their subjects were not only collected by collectors but also purchased by travelers as luxury souvenirs.
The subject is the second of a series of three carried out at the time.
Dimensions: 48x23x24cm
Origin: Italy
Period: late 20th century
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Mythological bronze statue, depicting a man's head and bucranium, decorative element for the cult of the Mother Goddess.
On one side a young hunter, on the other the Bucranium, or ox skull, present in Roman monuments and Greek sacral contexts. The bucranium was already used in Mesopotamian pottery from the 4th millennium BC. and in Egyptian funerary painting of the 2nd millennium BC.
The statue was made with lost wax casting.
During the past two centuries foundries have had a period of notable flourishing.
Their subjects were not only collected by collectors but also purchased by travelers as luxury souvenirs.
The subject is the second of a series of three carried out at the time.
Dimensions: 48x23x24cm
Origin: Italy
Period: late 20th century
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