Notes on Some Cypriote Priests Wearing Bull-Masks

The bull was known in Cyprus as the symbol of the god of fertility already in the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium B.C.). The bucranium, which is the most characteristic part of this animal, appears as a religious symbol on a number of religious documents from Cyprus, namely, models of sanctuaries w...

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Main Author: Karageorghis, Vassos (Author)
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1971]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1971, Volume: 64, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 261-270
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