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]
Iberian protome of a ram, 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
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