Winged Dragon Chimera
ca. 1900
Maker Unknown
American Art
This fierce and fantastic creature, sitting on his haunches and clutching a shield, seems to be a cross between two mythical monsters: a griffin (with an eagle's head and wings and the body of a lion) combined with a dragon. This lively sculpture came from the facade of a building that formerly stood in the financial district in Lower Manhattan.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Architectural Element
- Formatted Medium
- Limestone
- Medium
- limestone
- Locations
- Place made: United States
- Dimensions
- 63 1/2 x 26 x 28 in. (161.3 x 66 x 71.1 cm)
- Departments
- American Art
- Accession Number
- 74.168
- Credit Line
- Gift of G.C. O'Brien, Inc. in memory of G.C. O'Brien
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
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