Plaque
30-33-1.6
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Russia | Kuban | Maikop
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 30-33-1.6 |
Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Scythian |
Provenience | Russia | Kuban | Maikop |
Date Made | 499-400 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold |
Technique | Punched | Soldered |
Iconography | Griffin | Bird | Lion |
Description | Plaque in the form of a winged griffin with a lion's body and the head of a bird of prey; each has several attachment loops on the reverse. Reconstructed as part of numerous gold plaques decorating a shirt. |
Height | 2.6 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Anderson Galleries (Canessa Estate Sale), subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1930 |
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