Bucranium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bucranium is a noun meaning The depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.
Meaning
The depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.
Example Sentences
It was also in relation to the funerary world that bucrania were placed at the bottoms of the pits.
On the second side of the gem, we see the victim, a running goat, and on the third side the symbol of sacrifice, the bucranium.
Word Forms
- bucraniums
- bucrania
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oxhorn, zebu, cephalon, urochs, epicranium, oxhide.
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