Plaque with horned lion-griffins
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- 5 5/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/2 in., 0.2 lb. (13.5 × 9.8 × 1.2 cm, 0.1 kg)
- Origin
- Achaemenid
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Rogers Fund, 1954
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The museum title identifies lion-griffins, and the image clearly shows paired feline-headed, horned, winged creatures.
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Hybrids and Imaginary Creatures Both · 99%
The catalog title names griffins, while the image shows composite creatures combining feline heads, horns, wings, and other non-naturalistic features.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 99%
The paired creatures and repeated circular elements are arranged around a strong vertical axis in a highly balanced composition.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The relief is densely elaborated with feather rows, hair and facial details, horns, borders, circular motifs, and repeated linear incisions.
Medium and Techniques
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Relief Both · 99%
The museum classification is Relief, and the image visibly shows raised and recessed modeling on a shallow plaque.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the object to approximately the 6th–4th century BCE, supporting its classification as ancient art.
Geographic Regions
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Iranian Art Metadata · 86%
The catalog gives the place of origin as Achaemenid, supporting a cautious association with the Iranian art category.
Materials
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Gold Metadata · 99%
The museum record identifies the medium as gold; the image has a consistent metallic gold appearance, although appearance alone cannot establish material.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Plaque with horned lion-griffins. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.