Sculpture, Testa di’ Bucranio - 52 cm - Plaster

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Description from the seller

Grsso:

a man’s head and a bucranium, created as a symbol to venerate hunted or sacrificed animals.
On one side a young hunter, on the other side the bucranium, or bull skull, present in Roman monuments and in Greek sacred contexts. The bucranium was already used in Mesopotamian ceramics of the 4th millennium BCE and in Egyptian funerary painting of the 2nd millennium BCE.
Statue made from a mold of the former Chiurazzi artistic foundry.
Dimensions: approximately 52 x 23 x 24 cm
Provenance: Italy
Era: late 20th century
Material: Plaster
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Grsso:

a man’s head and a bucranium, created as a symbol to venerate hunted or sacrificed animals.
On one side a young hunter, on the other side the bucranium, or bull skull, present in Roman monuments and in Greek sacred contexts. The bucranium was already used in Mesopotamian ceramics of the 4th millennium BCE and in Egyptian funerary painting of the 2nd millennium BCE.
Statue made from a mold of the former Chiurazzi artistic foundry.
Dimensions: approximately 52 x 23 x 24 cm
Provenance: Italy
Era: late 20th century
Material: Plaster
The photos are an integral part of the description
Shipping with trackable package

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Details

Era
1900-2000
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Antique
Material
Plaster
Title of artwork
Testa di’ Bucranio
Signature
Not signed
Colour
Black
Condition
Good condition
Height
52 cm
Width
23 cm
Depth
24 cm
Weight
8 kg
ItalyVerified
222
Objects sold
91.67%
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