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Appliqué in the Form of a Griffin330-320 B.C.

On view:
Geffen Galleries, floor 1
Small terracotta sculpture of a striding griffin with layered wings, hooked beak, and traces of rose-pink and yellow pigment on a flat rectangular base

Unknown, Appliqué in the Form of a Griffin, 330-320 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Appliqué in the Form of a Griffin
Place Made
Italy, Taranto
Date Made
330-320 B.C.
Medium
Terra-cotta
Dimensions
3 × 4 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7.62 × 12.07 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.12
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.