Sarcophagus fragment: forepart of a griffin
about A.D. 225–275
Medium/TechniqueStone, marble from western Asia Minor
Dimensions24 x 23 cm (9 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles C. Perkins
Accession number76.731
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Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles C. Perkins Collection; gift of Charles C. Perkins to MFA, 1876
Late Roman, about A.D. 350
1st or 2nd century A.D.
about A.D. 190–210
5th century
2nd–1st century B.C.