Panel with Cross and Griffins

Unknown

6th–7th century · Wood; carved and painted · Islamic Art

This wooden panel, possibly from a piece of furniture, is decorated with three roundels like those on textiles. A Greek cross is flanked by a pair of confronted griffins, mythological creatures whose images were often represented in the art of the ancient world.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th–7th century

Medium

Wood; carved and painted

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928