COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1994.38.1-2
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AIC_.1994.38.1-2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
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Greek
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Pair of Griffin Protomes
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Pair of Griffin Protomes
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
profile view of 1994.38.2
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profile view of 1994.38.2
View
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Creation Date:
Orientalizing Period, late 7th/early 6th century B.C.
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Orientalizing Period, late 7th/early 6th century B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-625
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-625
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-575
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-575
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Bronze, bone or ivory inlay
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Bronze, bone or ivory inlay
Materials and Techniques
false
Subject Description:
1994.38.1 Griffin with one eye.1994.38.2 Griffin with two eyes.Griffins were mythical creatures, part eagle, part lion, which derived from Near Eastern prototypes. The Greeks believed that they guarded gold. Cast-bronze ornaments such as these protomes (upper body of a figure) were mounted on the shoulders of large bronze cauldrons that were used as ritual vessels, dedications to deities, and prizes.
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1994.38.1 Griffin with one eye.1994.38.2 Griffin with two eyes.Griffins were mythical creatures, part eagle, part lion, which derived from Near Eastern prototypes. The Greeks believed that they guarded gold. Cast-bronze ornaments such as these protomes (upper body of a figure) were mounted on the shoulders of large bronze cauldrons that were used as ritual vessels, dedications to deities, and prizes.
Subject Description
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Creation Place:
Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient Greece
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Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient Greece
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H.: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
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H.: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1994.38.1-2
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1994.38.1-2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Greek, probably from the island of Samos. Bronze cauldrons decorated with protomes were first made in the Near East and were later copied by Greek metalworkers on the island of Samos and in the region of the Peloponnesus on the mainland. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus (c. 485-425 B.C.) wrote that traders from Samos took a tenth of their profit from a successful trading venture in Spain to make a cauldron 'with griffins' heads projecting from the rim all round.' They placed it in the temple of Hera as a dedication to the goddess. Because the bodies of such vessels were made of more fragile hammered bronze, most cauldrons have disintegrated, and only the heavier cast-bronze ornaments remain. The size of these heads suggests that the cauldron wasof monumental size. As many as twelve protomes could be riveted to the shoulder of a cauldron. (Note the remaining rivets on these protomes.)
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Greek, probably from the island of Samos. Bronze cauldrons decorated with protomes were first made in the Near East and were later copied by Greek metalworkers on the island of Samos and in the region of the Peloponnesus on the mainland. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus (c. 485-425 B.C.) wrote that traders from Samos took a tenth of their profit from a successful trading venture in Spain to make a cauldron 'with griffins' heads projecting from the rim all round.' They placed it in the temple of Hera as a dedication to the goddess. Because the bodies of such vessels were made of more fragile hammered bronze, most cauldrons have disintegrated, and only the heavier cast-bronze ornaments remain. The size of these heads suggests that the cauldron wasof monumental size. As many as twelve protomes could be riveted to the shoulder of a cauldron. (Note the remaining rivets on these protomes.)
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E31020.TIF
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AIC_.E31020.TIF
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