Head of a Griffin

2nd century C.E. (probably)

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Caption

Head of a Griffin, 2nd century C.E. (probably). Terracotta, pigment, 7/8 × 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (2.3 × 1.6 × 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.625. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Head of a Griffin

Date

2nd century C.E. (probably)

Medium

Terracotta, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

7/8 × 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (2.3 × 1.6 × 4.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.625

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