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"Bucranium," a sculpture made of white Carrara marble

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Sculpture, high relief, bas-relief, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, high relief battle, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, carved high relief, ancient sculpture, ancient bust, high relief fragment , made in Italy Carved decoration on white Carrara marble representing a so-called "Bucranium" It is placed on a Roman travertine base with irons from which it can also be removed and placed at the owner's pleasure on the wall with placement by L-shaped brackets . Bucranium is a marble decoration often found in Roman and Greek monuments, with the subject of ox skulls or other animals. The origin comes from the custom of hanging the skulls of oxen or other animals on altars or around temples after ritual sacrifices. Bucranium was already present in Mesopotamian and Egyptian ceramic art , thus it has a very ancient tradition the total weight is about 16 kg italian manufacturing certified by the Lazio region The sculpture has an "antiqued" treatment, even with special patina, which makes it similar to the original museum models. The sculpture is a model created in the Todini workshop in Tarquinia (italy), this workshop has obtained quality certification from the Lazio region and has been included in a list of workshops "with high cultural and aesthetic value"
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