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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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