Frieze with bucranium and a garland

myminifactory

This ornate slab features a relief band adorned with acanthus figures at its top and bottom; at the center, a bucranium, the skull of an ox intricately carved as a common motif in Classical architecture, is suspended from a garland draped over its horn. The use of this figurative scheme was a hallmark of Graeco-Roman design, suggesting that this slab likely originated from a public edifice.