1960.466: Openwork Relief Fragment with Two Griffins Attacking an Animal
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1960.466
- Title
- Openwork Relief Fragment with Two Griffins Attacking an Animal
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 4th century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/290782
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Plaster
- Dimensions
- 5.9 x 9.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
- Accession Year
- 1960
- Object Number
- 1960.466
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This openwork relief fragment may have decorated a chest or sarcophagus. It depicts two griffins attacking an animal, possibly a bull, in the center. There are traces of blue wash and black paint on the griffin to the left. The griffin on the right is missing a piece from a hind leg.
Publication History
- Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 28, no. 217
Exhibition History
- The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
Verification Level
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