Griffin Attachment from a Cauldron

ca. 640 BC (Orientalizing)

4.9 cm 14.9 cm 5.6 cm

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A "protome" is a decorative element representing the head and neck of a person or animal. This griffin's head, which with several others decorated a large bronze cauldron, is characteristic of the Orientalizing period. Cauldrons on tripod stands with designs inspired by Near...

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Robert E. Hecht, Jr. [dealer], 1999; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by purchase.
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