Applique

Late 4th - early 3rd century BC

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Gilded terracotta applique depicting a griffin moving towards the right. Similar appliques, arranged in friezes incorporating a range of subjects, were used for the decoration of wooden sarcophagi. Discovered in the same context were representations of animals (predators and prey) and figures recalling the mythical struggle between griffins and Arimaspians.

Show lessRead more

Details

Title: Applique
Date Created: Late 4th - early 3rd century BC
Location Created: Taranto, via Nettuno, Tomb n° 1, 1939
Physical Dimensions: 6 cm (height); 10.3 cm (width)
Medium: Gilded terracotta
Room: Room XIII, showcase 22, 4.4

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Zoom in

Clay Greek mythology Myth Pet Rock Terracotta