Horns of Consecration
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horns-of-consecration-252-3108026
title:
Horns of Consecration
text:
"Horns of Consecration" is a term coined by Sir Arthur Evans for the symbol, ubiquitous in Minoan civilization, that is usually thought to represent the horns of the sacred bull. Sir Arthur Evans concluded, after noting numerous examples in Minoan and Mycenaean contexts, that the Horns of Consecration were "a more or less conventionalised article of ritual furniture derived from the actual horns of the sacrificial oxen". The much-photographed porous limestone horns of consecration on the East Pr
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description:
Symbol used in the Minoan civilisation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horns_of_Consecration
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2023-11-06T17:08:29Z
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