Protome

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, from the 3rd or 2nd century BC.
Carved head on the Cathedral of St. Jacob in Šibenik, Croatia; carved in the 15th century by Juraj Dalmatinac

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]

History

Protomes were often used to decorate ancient Greek architecture, sculpture, and pottery.

Darius I, Susa, Iran. At his palace at Susa, pairs of complex protomes feature animals (mythic or real) known to be fierce or intimidating. These function symbolically and structurally: they symbolize power and cosmic balance, but they also support the beams of the ceiling structure. At Susa, the protome capitals form a socket that holds the roof beams in place.[5]

Many Protome are Terracotta mould-made busts of women that were representations of deities in the Greek and Phoenicians cultures, such as Demeter, Astarte or Tanit.

In the Archaic Greek style, they were often wearing

Stephane (Ancient Greece)
(diadem) and veil. The outline of the face is round and full, with long pointed oval almond shaped (archaic style) eyes placed at an angle.

They can be found in many museums around the world such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art ,

British museum,[7] the Louvre,[8] the Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest),[9] the museum of the British School at Athens[10] or the Museo Arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera in Ibiza.[11]

They are studied by the Association for Coroplastic Studies (coroplast).[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "protome | Definition of protome in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. 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
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  6. ^ "Protome". metmuseum.org.
  7. ^ "Protome". britishmuseum.org.
  8. ^ "Protome". louvre.fr.
  9. ^ "Protome". Mfab.hu.
  10. ^ "Protome". cambridge.org.
  11. ^ "Protome". ibiza.travel.
  12. ^ "Protome". coroplasticstudies.univ-lille3.fr.

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