Caption

Bench support with a griffin figure, unknown Roman workshop; bench support decorated with a winged lion; mid-1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476; Roman sculpture; furniture; griffins myth.; table or bench support; height 46 cm, width 32 cm, depth 9 cm, weight 19.7 kg., A pale beige stone sculpture of an animal-like figure is shown against a solid gray background; the figure appears tall and vertical with a rounded elongated central body, a textured surface with weathered and slightly darker beige patches, and a head featuring deep-set hollowed areas and multiple rounded protrusions. The lower portion shows limb-like forms leading to a broad, irregular base with carved indentations and darker spots, and the overall colors visible are various shades of beige, off-white, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_023

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.9Mb (1.5Mb) / 9.3in x 20.0in / 2788 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bench support griffin figure unknown Roman workshop bench support decorated winged lion mid-1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Roman sculpture furniture griffins myth table bench support height 46 cm width 32 cm depth 9 cm weight 19.7 kg pale beige stone sculpture animal- figure shown solid gray background tall vertical rounded elongated central body textured surface weathered slightly darker patches head featuring deep-set hollowed areas multiple rounded protrusions lower portion limb- forms leading broad irregular base carved indentations darker spots colors visible various shades off-white gray.