Protome

A protome (Greek προτομή) is a type of adornment that takes the form of the head and upper torso of either a human or an animal.^[1]^[2] Protomes were often used to decorate ancient Greek architecture, sculpture, and pottery.^[1]^[3] Protomes were also used in Persian monuments. At Persepolis (ca. 521-465 BCE), an array of stone fluted columns topped by protomes is the distinctive feature of the great hall where the king received guests numbering over 10,000. ^[4]

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^ ^a ^b "protome | Definition of protome in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
^ Bell, Malcolm (2014). Morgantina Studies, Volume 1: The Terracottas. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
^ Hidden Treasures from the National Museum. Kabul, Tillya Tepe Tomb III page 262 item 178
^ Kleiner, Fred S. (2018). Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History (16th ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning. p. 51. ISBN 9781337696739.

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[:0-1] "protome | Definition of protome in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2018-10-04.

[2] Bell, Malcolm (2014). Morgantina Studies, Volume 1: The Terracottas. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

[3] Hidden Treasures from the National Museum. Kabul, Tillya Tepe Tomb III page 262 item 178

[4] Kleiner, Fred S. (2018). Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History (16th ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning. p. 51. ISBN 9781337696739.

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