COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.2000.81
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MMA_.2000.81
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
In the ancient world, the mythical beasts called griffins were symbols of royalty and protectors of the dead. They continued to play these roles for Christians. A legend popular in the Byzantine era told of griffins carrying Alexander the Great through the heavens so he could view his vast realm. Carved griffins such as the one illustrated here are found on later Byzantine tombs, where they may have been placed to identify the dead of royal status and to afford them protection. The design of the relief is similar to patterns on Byzantine and Islamic silks.
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In the ancient world, the mythical beasts called griffins were symbols of royalty and protectors of the dead. They continued to play these roles for Christians. A legend popular in the Byzantine era told of griffins carrying Alexander the Great through the heavens so he could view his vast realm. Carved griffins such as the one illustrated here are found on later Byzantine tombs, where they may have been placed to identify the dead of royal status and to afford them protection. The design of the relief is similar to patterns on Byzantine and Islamic silks.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Possibly from Greece or the Balkans
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Possibly from Greece or the Balkans
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
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Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Panel with a Griffin
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Panel with a Griffin
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
1250?1300
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1250?1300
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1250
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1250
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1300
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1300
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Marble
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Marble
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
23 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (59.7 x 52.1 x 6.7 cm)
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23 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (59.7 x 52.1 x 6.7 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2000.81
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2000.81
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Rogers Fund and Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Gift , 2000
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Purchase, Rogers Fund and Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Gift , 2000
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_2000.81.tif
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MMA_.h1_2000.81.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false