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; sculpture; height 46 cm, width 32 cm, depth 9 cm, weight 19.7 kg, A roughly vertical stone object with an irregular, weathered surface showing a mix of light beige, off-white, and pale tan tones, set against a smooth medium gray background; the stone has rounded and chipped edges, textured pitted areas, and smoother carved sections along one side that suggest a raised vertical ridge and a curved form resembling a partial limb or rounded feature, with subtle variations of darker beige and faint brownish spots in crevices and along the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_026

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64.8Mb (2.4Mb) / 12.6in x 20.0in / 3775 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 roughly vertical stone object irregular weathered surface showing mix light beige off-white pale tan tones set smooth medium gray background stone rounded chipped edges textured pitted areas smoother carved sections side suggest raised vertical ridge curved form resembling partial limb rounded feature subtle variations darker beige faint brownish spots crevices base.