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Applique: Griffin head
Image Not Available for Applique: Griffin head

Applique: Griffin head

Date5th century B.C.
Object number57.57
Provenance[Khalil Rabenou, Persian Antiquities, New York, NY]; purchased from Mr. Rabenou by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), 1956, accessioned 1957
Photo CreditSurvey photo by Julie Creahan
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Going For Gold, November 3, 2012 - December 8, 2013 Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Jewelry of the Ancient World, May 20, 1969 - July 13, 1969Published ReferencesThe Art Quarterly, Summer 1957, p. 204, illus. p. 209 Jewelry of the Ancient World, Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum, 1969, cat. no. 67. Rogers, Millard B., Engagement Book: Iranian Art in the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1972, fig. 14
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 3/16 x 1 7/16 in. (3.02 x 3.65 cm)
MediumGold
Hoop earring
Iranian
ca. 500-300 BCE or later
Object number: 70.84.1
Hoop earring
Iranian
6th–4th century BCE or later
Object number: 70.84.2
Griffin Head from a Pottery Cauldron
Etruscan
6th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 65.42
Joined, double vessel with ibex head handles
Iranian
ca. 1000 B.C.
Object number: 69.77
Horse Figurine
Iranian
9th-8th century B.C.
Object number: 62.114
Stag
Iranian
ca. 900 B.C.
Object number: 62.115
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Iranian
12th century
Object number: 61.24.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Iranian
12th century
Object number: 61.24.2
Photo: Paul Macapia
Iranian
mid 16th century
Object number: 50.69
Pen box with decoration of flowers and birds
Iranian
18th century
Object number: 37.95