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<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view01.jpg)
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view01.jpg)
<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view01.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view01.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view02.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view02.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view03.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view03.jpg)

<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view04.jpg)

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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view04.jpg)

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Head of a Griffin

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
DATES 2nd century C.E. (probably)
DIMENSIONS 7/8 × 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (2.3 × 1.6 × 4.9 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.625
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
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view01.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.16.625_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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<em>Head of a Griffin</em>, 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.625_view01.jpg)

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