• (n.) A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.
Bu·cra'ni·um noun ; plural Latin Bucrania [ Latin , from Greek ... ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc. 
bucranium 1. In Roman times, an ox skull that was carved in relief and was part of the decoration of a building. 2. A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.
decorative motif representing an ox killed in religious sacrifice. The motif originated in a ceremony wherein an ox`s head was hung from the wooden ...