Detail View: The AMICA Library: Panel with Cross and Griffins
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.28.12
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This wooden panel, possibly from a piece of furniture, is decorated with three roundels like those on textiles. A Greek cross is flanked by a pair of confronted griffins, mythological creatures whose images were often represented in the art of the ancient world .
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Made in Egypt
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine
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Title:
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Panel with Cross and Griffins
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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500?700
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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700
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood
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Dimensions:
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W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), L. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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28.12
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1928
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_28.12.tif
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