Glossary · P
Protome
Also called double-bull capital, bull capital, protomes
The forepart of an animal used as an ornament or a support; the Persian double-bull capital joins two kneeling bull protomes back to back, with a saddle between their necks for a beam.
Where it appears in the book
A feature of Achaemenid Persian architecture.
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Prasat · Primitive hut · Pronaos · Prostyle · Pseudisodomum · Pseudoperipteral · Purlin · Pycnostyle