Ancient Greek lead votive BUCRANIA, ca. 4th century BC. Lot of 2. Very RARE
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Ancient Greek lead votive BUCRANIA, ca. 4th century BC. Lot of 2. Very RARE:
$95.00
Shop your Art & Antiques Ancient Greek Sarmatia Olbia Black Sea TWO LEAD VOTIVE BUCRANIA, ca. 4th century BC
Fine detail. Very RARE!
The two lead molded bull\'s heads used as offerings to the gods.
The bucranium (bull\'s head and horns) has been recognized as the most prevalent three-dimensional art form found during the excavations of the Neolithic village of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey. James Mellaart interpreted it as the symbol of the son and lover of the Great Mother Goddess, worshipped at Çatalhöyük. Extending this interpretation, Dorothy Cameron, friend and colleague of Mellaart, saw the bucranium as a symbol of life and regeneration—essentially a female symbol, representing the divine power of the human female reproductive moulded
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Ancient Greek lead votive BUCRANIA, ca. 4th century BC. Lot of 2. Very RARE:
$95.00