designslinger - Word of the Week: bucranium


[bucranium (1893) Art Institute of Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

bucranium [byoo-KREY-nee-uhm] n.  a sculpted ornament representing the head or skull of an ox;


[bucranium (1893) Art Institute of Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

often garlanded, frequently used on Roman Ionic and Corithinan friezes.
 
Posted by designslinger at 5/26/2010 2:32 AM
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