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Griffin Killing a Goat
Griffin Killing a Goat

Griffin Killing a Goat

DateAncient
MediumSard mounted in gold
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #985), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1435.133
On View
Not on view
Dimensions1/2 x 9/16 x 1/8 in. (1.3 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm)
Claudius and Agrippina
Ancient or 18th century
Bacchante
Ancient
Satyr
Ancient
Young Man
Ancient
Mask
Ancient
Cornucopia
Ancient
Triple Bust
Ancient or 18th century
Griffin
Ancient
Victory
Ancient or 18th century
Luna
Ancient or 16th century