Caption

Bench support with a griffin figure, unknown Roman workshop; furniture; griffins myth.; Roman sculpture; table or bench support decorated with a winged lion, ca. mid-1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476; furniture, sculpture; height 46 cm, width 32 cm, depth 9 cm, weight 19.7 kg, A carved stone sculpture of a winged creature mounted on a rectangular stone backing, shown against a gray background; the creature has a rounded belly, a lion-like head with an open mouth and visible carved holes on the face, a pair of carved wings with feather-like patterns, forelimbs and hind limbs ending in clawed paws that rest on a flat base, and an overall weathered surface with variations of beige, tan, off-white, and light brown tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_024

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65.2Mb (4.1Mb) / 12.7in x 20.0in / 3799 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bench support griffin figure unknown Roman workshop furniture griffins myth Roman sculpture table bench support decorated winged lion ca mid-1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 sculpture height 46 cm width 32 cm depth 9 cm weight 19.7 kg carved stone sculpture winged creature mounted rectangular stone backing shown gray background creature rounded belly lion- head open mouth visible carved holes face pair carved wings feather- patterns forelimbs hind limbs ending clawed paws rest flat base weathered surface variations beige tan off-white light brown tones.