Chimera of Arezzo
Bronze statue of a Chimera. It was originally part of a larger sculptural group with the Greek hero Bellerophon. This sculpture was likely created as a votive offering to the Etruscan god Tinia. It was discovered on November 15, 1553 by construction workers near the San Lorentino gate in Arezzo.
Creator
- Etruscan workshop
Subject
- Mythological creature
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- sculpture (visual works)
Medium
- bronze (metal)
- Bronze
Creator
- Etruscan workshop
Subject
- Mythological creature
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- sculpture (visual works)
Medium
- bronze (metal)
- Bronze
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- c. 400 BC
- 0400~
Current location
- https://sws.geonames.org/7602825/national-archaeological-museum.html
Identifier
- #128898
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Providing country
- Italy
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-20T03:25:04.617Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-01-12T16:39:14.037Z