DESCRIPTION Limited edition porcelain sculpture of Lamassu, a hybrid creature with the body of a bull, head of a man and wings of an eagle in gold lustre. The striking presence of mythological beings flanking the Ishtar Gate at the walls of Babylon inspired the artists of the Lladró High Porcelain workshop in this powerful sculpture, richly decorated with golds, lustres and a vast wealth of colours and textures. Lamassu is the name of the winged bulls with human heads guarding the entrance to the royal palaces of the ancient Neo-Assyrian empire. With their imposing presence on both sides of the door, they symbolised the supernatural powers of kings, drove away evil and attracted good fortune. Each of the elements of this mythological creature is reproduced with great artistry in this limited edition: the wild bull of Mesopotamia hunted by kings, the eagle representing the monarch contemplating his subjects, and the human brow crowned as an allusion to his intelligence and divinity. In the embellishment of the piece, blue tones are highlighted, with turquoise reminiscent of lapis lazuli and gold as a symbol of wealth, all applied with great precision by hand. New lustres are combined in cobalt blue and brown, in addition to a combination of matte, gloss and satin finishes. Lladró is the leader in luxury porcelain since 1953 and have developed proprietary processes that resulted in a wide range of products and styles that is unparalleled in the world of porcelain. The brand still makes every piece in their workshop in Valencia, Spain. DETAILS Brand: Lladró Reference: 01001946 Height (cm): 74 Width (cm): 53 Length (cm): 27 Finish: Matt and silver lustre Limited Edition: 750 Sculptor: Marco Antonio Noguerón
The bull terrier's face is iconic and unusual. In the show ring, judges search for the perfect noggin by assessing the finer nuances of placement, shape and colour.
We take a closer look at the artistic legacy of the Minotaur: the ancient myth of a creature who was half man, half bull.
This weekend, we (Joe, Sharon, Dave and me......Kristen is in NEW YORK otherwise she would have been right there with us) went to Richmond to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see Picasso Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris. The pieces are on tour while the Picasso Museum in Paris, France is being remodeled. I knew as soon as I heard about it that I wanted to go see it b/c it was a once in a lifetime chance to see. It's not like I'm going to Paris anytime soon. haha And the cool part.....it was just an hour down the road. :) This is a self portrait of Picasso dated 1906. One of my favorite paintings was the Portrait of Olga in an armchair. (Dated 1918) Picasso loved Olga who was a ballerina. The had a son (Paulo in 1921) This one stood out to me....with all the colors. It's the Portrait of Dora Maar. (Dated 1937) Dora Maar was a photographer and painter and she challenged and inspired Picasso during his political painting era. This is a bull head sculpture. It's made from an old bicycle seat and handle bars. Here is Pablo Picasso in his studio. We all had a great time. Took us about 2 hours, taking our time looking at the exhibit, which had about 11 separate rooms with each era. We found some paintings, and sculptures to be perverted and we'd just laugh. :) After the exhibit we met Crystal and Eddie at Maggiano's for dinner where we had to wait an hour and 40 min for a table. BLECH!! But we knew the food was worth the wait. And we all had a great dinner together. :)
Scholar to speak about Near East archives Matthew W. Stolper, The John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies in the Department of Near Ea...
Pieter Bruegel the elder - Twelve proverbs [1558] - Antwerp, Museum Mayer van der Berg - Source: VisitFlanders The Dutch inscription reads as follows: Crygel ben ick, en van sinnen stuer, dus loop ick met den hooffde tegen den muer. The free English translation: I am touchy and out of my senses bull-headed, so I bang my head against a brick wall.
Photo taken between 1900 and 1930 State Archives# 1952-5011
The Lady of the Spiked Throne refers to a mysterious artifact from the Indus Valley civilization that has been dated to the 3rd millennium BC. It depicts a woman in a position of power seated in a spiked throne in what has been described as a bull-headed boat or chariot. She and her crew display unusual features including large almond-shaped eyes, elongated heads or headdresses, and beak-like noses.
Madrid artisan Javier S. Medina uses traditional Spanish braiding techniques to make his fanciful animal head wall decorations and wicker-framed mirrors.
Images of human-headed bulls are found throughout Mesopotamian history. Several statuettes dating from the late third millennium BC show a bearded creature wearing the divine horned headdress, lying...
Get ready to have your life changed by a lemur wearing a sports coat. Big thanks to photographer Yago Partal for creating these.
Madrid artisan Javier S. Medina uses traditional Spanish braiding techniques to make his fanciful animal head wall decorations and wicker-framed mirrors.
Get ready to have your life changed by a lemur wearing a sports coat. Big thanks to photographer Yago Partal for creating these.
Madrid artisan Javier S. Medina uses traditional Spanish braiding techniques to make his fanciful animal head wall decorations and wicker-framed mirrors.
Mycenaean Greek, around 1300-1200 BC. A ritual pouring vessel in the shape of a bull’s head. The bull’s head was one of the most popular forms of a ritual sprinkler or libation, with small holes in...
Another fascinating object from the British Museum's History of the World in 100 Objects is this small bronze statue of a Minoan bull leaper. I confess that I never saw this before -- which is somewhat puzzling, given that I have read a stack of books on Minoan Crete and visited the British Museum about five times during the year I lived in London. Perhaps it was on loan elsewhere that year. According to the museum, The group is solid cast, in one piece, using the lost wax technique. The arms are not represented, but end in stumps: it is not clear whether this was by design or because the bronze did not flow into the extremities of the mould. Equally, the loss of the lower legs may have been due to a casting fault. . . . This bronze group was bought in 1921 by Capt. Spencer-Churchill, a noted collector of bronzes whose collection was dispersed after his death in 1964. The entry in his register (no. 218) states that it was: ‘Acquired in Rethymno where it was probably excavated’. It is possible that it was originally deposited at a rural sanctuary in the Rethymnon area, but its findspot is unknown. It was published by Sir Arthur Evans, excavator of Knossos, in the Journal of Hellenic Studies (see below). He dated it to the Late Minoan I period, around 1600 BC, and compared it to an ivory bull-leaper found at Knossos, now in Heraklion Museum. Various "experts" have proclaimed that this sort of bull leaping would be impossible. But who knows what people and bulls who trained together for years could have managed, especially if the bulls were specially bred for the job?
Winged human-headed bulls, the powerful guardians of ancient Assyrian gateways, serving such a purpose for the royal plalace of Nimrud (near Mosul in modern Iraq). and set in a sympathetic reconstruction at the British Museum.
Detail of the base of the pole showing the Thunderbird and Kewok (Bull-Head), a Haida Chief and father of Nekt. Attached to the pole is Lutraisu’s canoe.
With established coins like Dogecoin, PEPE, and Shiba Inu experiencing slow growth, everyone thought meme coins were becoming old. But the recent bull run of meme coins proved everyone wrong. Specifically, one that turned most heads was BEFE. Let’s understand more about this coin which is believed to have 1000x growth potential. What is BEFE? […]
The animal kingdom is a vast and varied group of creatures, many of which we’ll never get a chance to see up close. Thankfully, we’ve got plenty of photos of the most bizarre animals in the world to show you what you’re missing.
Bull headed shrike Lanius bucephalus
