Harvard Art Museums > 1960.466: Openwork Relief Fragment with Two Griffins Attacking an Animal Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Openwork Relief Fragment with Two Griffins Attacking an Animal , 1960.466,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290782. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.466 Title Openwork Relief Fragment with Two Griffins Attacking an Animal Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 4th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt) Period Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290782 Physical Descriptions Medium Plaster Dimensions 5.9 x 9.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.466 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This openwork relief fragment may have decorated a chest or sarcophagus. It depicts two griffins attacking an animal, possibly a bull, in the center. There are traces of blue wash and black paint on the griffin to the left. The griffin on the right is missing a piece from a hind leg. Publication History Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 28, no. 217 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
