"Rain Bull" engraving interpretation

3D Model

Our interpretation of the Eneolithic—Bronze Age block with engravings from the Bull Grotto. It contains only the images, that was prooved by the digital 3D-mesh analysis. The central image of the block is iterpreted as a bull during the hunting scene. To see the original image, please, check out the other model from this collection. We did not pictured all the cupmarks as they are irrelevant for interpretation. However, we have pointed those ones, that are located inside the complex scenes or figures. Unfortunately, the ocher that was applied here during the soviet restoration is not always fit the real contours of the engraving. This block currently located in Archaeological Museum of the Institue of Archaeology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv.

Check out the interpretation here: Radchenko, Simon. 2023. Portable and Parietal art of Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine. London: BAR Publishing.