bucranium

noun

bu·cra·ni·um | \ byüˈkrānēəm\

variants: or less commonly bucrane \ (ˈ)byü¦krān \

plural bucrania\ byüˈkrānēə \ also bucranes

Definition of bucranium

: a sculptured ornament (as on a Roman Ionic or Corinthian frieze) composed of an ox skull adorned with ribbons or garlands

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