Relief Fragment with Griffin

248 BCE-226 CE (Parthian) W: 12 in. (30.5 cm) Citation Source image

This fragment is carved in sunk relief and depticts a griffin. At the top is a cymatium and at the bottom, a bead and reel pattern. The piece is sawn at the top and sides.

Sculpture

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17638
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sculpture
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normalized
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Edgar J. Banks [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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