Coin Depicting a Griffin

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Coin Depicting a Griffin

Greek; Teos, IoniaLinkedCulture matchlcp-65054757ef3f

Date
4th-1st century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141570

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a griffin, a mythological creature with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion, galloping to the right. On the back (reverse), a lyre is shown.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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