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 are plastically modeled; schematically chipped horns are slightly curved upward. The neck is slightly elongated with a triangular bulge at the front. At the bottom-rear is a rectangular cutout that served to mount the protoma on the rim of a cauldron. Typical Urartian cauldron decoration. 8th–7th century BC Urartu, ca. 850–585 BC. Near East; Urartu. Decoration. Weight: 134 g., A small sculpted head of an animal shown in profile, mounted on a thin white support; the object has a worn, irregular surface with a mix of brown, reddish-brown, dark brown, and black areas, with subtle greenish patina in places; the head features a pointed ear, a raised circular eye, and a short snout, with surface pitting and scratches visible against a plain light gray background.
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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 are plastically modeled; schematically chipped horns are slightly curved upward. The neck is slightly elongated with a triangular bulge at the front. At the bottom-rear is a rectangular cutout that served to mount the protoma on the rim of a cauldron. Typical Urartian cauldron decoration. 8th–7th century BC Urartu, ca. 850–585 BC. Near East; Urartu. Decoration. Weight: 134 g., A small sculpted head of an animal shown in profile, mounted on a thin white support; the object has a worn, irregular surface with a mix of brown, reddish-brown, dark brown, and black areas, with subtle greenish patina in places; the head features a pointed ear, a raised circular eye, and a short snout, with surface pitting and scratches visible against a plain light gray background.

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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 bottom-rear rectangular cutout served mount protoma rim cauldron Typical Urartian cauldron decoration 8th–7th century BC Urartu ca 850–585 Bc Near East Urartu Decoration Weight 134 g small sculpted head animal shown profile mounted thin white support object worn irregular surface mix brown reddish-brown dark brown black areas subtle greenish patina places head features pointed ear raised circular eye short snout surface pitting scratches visible plain light gray background.

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