Bronze griffin attachment
This heavy, solid-cast griffin was the finial for another object, perhaps an andiron. Originally, the eyes were inlaid with other materials, such as amber and ivory, to create a more lifelike realism.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze griffin attachment
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 600–575 BCE
- Culture: Etruscan
- Medium: Bronze, amber perhaps
- Dimensions: H. 7 3/16 in. (18.2 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1941
- Object Number: 41.11.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Restituted
Greek
third quarter of the 7th century BCE
Greek
mid-7th century BCE
Etruscan
ca. 500 BCE
Etruscan
ca. 350 BCE
Etruscan
late 6th century BCE
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