Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
ShareThis
Javascript must be enabled to continue!

Furniture plaque: incised griffin

View through The Met
Ivory, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt in memory of George D. Pratt 1936
image-zoom
Title: Furniture plaque: incised griffin
Description:
Ivory, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Old Assyrian Trading Colony.

Related Results

Griffin Protome from a Cauldron
Griffin Protome from a Cauldron
Inspired by Near Eastern vessels and monster imagery, Greek metal smiths of the seventh century BC produced numerous cauldrons of hammered metal that were adorned with the heads an...
Buddhist Votive Plaque with Three Seated Bodhisattvas
Buddhist Votive Plaque with Three Seated Bodhisattvas
This small votive plaque has a flat bottom, nearly vertical sides, and a scalloped top in the form of an ogival arch. This Buddhist plaque features three bodhisattvas, each molded ...
Anthropomorphic female figurine (modern forgery?)
Anthropomorphic female figurine (modern forgery?)
A nude female figure stands on a low, square base. Incised chevron-shaped marks across the top front of the head indicate hair or a headdress; the top of the head is concave. The e...
pendant
pendant
"Handle of large vessel. Griffon shape with incised decoration. Made in two halves, in moulds, joined before firing. Montell 1936, Pl. IX, 4. "Pl IV,4 reproduces a very fine exampl...
Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, or Standing Meditation, Posture and Protected by a Five-Headed Naga
Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, or Standing Meditation, Posture and Protected by a Five-Headed Naga
Formerly thought to represent Parsvanatha, Jainism’s twenty-third Tirthankara, this sculpture has now been identified as Suparsvanatha, Jainism’s seventh Tirthankara. According to ...
Warrior with Belt
Warrior with Belt
This stylized male figure stands frontally and holds an object in his right hand. The figure wears a small conical cap with an incised line indicating the edge. He has large semici...

Back to Top