Boukraine , the plural - boukrainia ( dr. Greek βουκράνιον - “ bull ’s skull ”) - a frequently used ornament in classical architecture , initially appears in the Doric order and was usually placed in the frieze metod , and subsequently reintroduced into circulation in the Renaissance . However, there is reason to believe that this element was transferred from the prehistoric era and from other geographical spaces to the ancient Greek culture. This can be justified by artifacts found on the territory of Iraq, or Ancient Mesopotamia: on ceramics of the Khalaf period there was already an image of the head of a bull.
In classical architecture, compositionally usually performed as a series of cattle heads, either draped or decorated with garlands of flowers and fruits.
The very word "Bukrain", which is translated from the Latin language means "skull of a bull," in the broad sense of antiquity, meant the corresponding symbol of the sacrificial animal, which was depicted on objects of material culture.
Architrave
Frieze with buccaneers
See also
- Mascaron
- Festoon