Griffin Protome
https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.146
This bird-like head and neck, with sharp beak and tongue, belongs to a griffin, a fantastic bird/lion hybrid prominently found in both Greek and Near Eastern artwork. Often, as here, the griffin has large upright ears (probably feline, in keeping with its lion body) as well as...
Artifact
| id |
id
108980
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q80001056"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1927.146
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1927.146/1927.146_web.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1927.146/1927.146_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1927.146/1927.146_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Greece, Ionian
Technique
bronze
Medium
bronze
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Relations
belongs_to