Bullhead with cross on the forehead
European Museums, The British MuseumPottery rhyton (ritual pouring vessel) in the form of a bull's head. Mycenaean, 1300-1200 B.C. (LHIIIb) Found in a tomb on Karpathos. Ritual sprinklers or liberation vessels were frequently made in the shape of animal heads with small holes in the mouth to allow the liquid to escape. The bull's head is the most popular form.
Prechristian cross on the forehead of a bull head, a ritual pouring vessel
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cross without frame
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four-pointed cross
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prechristian
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ritual item
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ritual vessel
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1300-1200 B.C.
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Ritual pouring vessel, pre-Christian cross on bull head
Prechristian cross on the forehead of a bull head, a ritual pouring vessel.Pottery rhyton (ritual...
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