Caption

Bull-headed protoma, vessel decoration, unknown Urartian workshop. Stylized bull's head with linear details: large convex eyeballs surrounded by a straight line; two horizontal lines mark the nostrils. Small, protruding ears plastically modeled; schematically chipped horns slightly curved upward. Neck slightly elongated with a triangular bulge at the front. Rectangular cutout at the rear bottom served to mount the protoma on the rim of a cauldron. Typical Urartean cauldron decoration. 8th–7th century BC Urartu, ca. 850–585 BC. Near East; Urartu. Decoration. Weight: 134 g., A sculpted animal head with horns displayed against a plain light gray background, showing a patina of brown and reddish-brown with darker spots and hints of greenish corrosion, smooth rounded horns curving upward, small rounded ears at the sides, carved facial features with closed eyes and a pronounced snout, and a tapered elongated lower portion mounted on a clear vertical support.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_129

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Keywords

Bull-headed protoma vessel decoration unknown Urartian workshop Stylized bull's head linear details large convex eyeballs surrounded straight line two horizontal lines mark nostrils Small protruding ears plastically modeled schematically chipped horns slightly curved upward Neck slightly elongated triangular bulge front Rectangular cutout rear bottom served mount protoma rim cauldron Typical Urartean cauldron decoration 8th–7th century BC Urartu ca 850–585 Bc Near East Urartu Decoration Weight 134 g sculpted animal head horns displayed plain light gray background showing patina brown reddish-brown darker spots hints greenish corrosion smooth rounded horns curving small ears sides carved facial features closed eyes pronounced snout tapered elongated lower portion mounted clear vertical support.