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Dish with Mythical Winged Animal

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a round stone carving titled "Dish with Mythical Winged Animal" by an unknown artist. The carving features a mythical winged animal with the body of a lion and the wings of a bird, lying down and facing left. The animal has a long snout, a mane, and a long tail. The top half of the carving shows the animal on top of a horizontal line, with a vertical line extending down from the middle of the horizontal line. The bottom half depicts a stylized flower or plant with rounded petals. The carving has a rope-like border around its edge. The background of the image is black, suggesting the carving is set against a dark surface or lit from the front. The entire image is in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Medium:
Stone
Culture:
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Dimensions:
600 × 599 px
Museum record:
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