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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Plaque with God Creating the Animals

Plaque with God Creating the Animals, 1084

Plaque with God Creating the Animals

1084 · Ivories-Elephant

Particulars

Accession number: 17.190.156

In the same room · Gallery 010, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

On the same theme · Griffins

All works on the theme

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room010

On public display.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Sep 28, 2026
Source: The museum

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What it shows

Griffins Deer Lions Rams Snakes Ox God the Father

In the catalog

Sculpture Ivory Middle Ages Before 1400 South Italian

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)

Allegory of Rout and Pillage, Dirck Vellert, ca. 1520

Dirck Vellert

Allegory of Rout and Pillage, ca. 1520

Figure pendant, Tairona artist, 900–1600 CE

Tairona artist

Figure pendant, 900–1600 CE

Crocodile-head figure pendant, Chiriquí artist, 700-1550 CE

Chiriquí artist

Crocodile-head figure pendant, 700-1550 CE

Crocodile-head figure pendant, Chiriquí artist, 700–1550 CE

Chiriquí artist

Crocodile-head figure pendant, 700–1550 CE

The Prodigal Gambles (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532

The Prodigal Gambles (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532

The Prodigal as a Swineherd (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532

The Prodigal as a Swineherd (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532

The Prodigal Sets Out (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532, possibly some 19th century

The Prodigal Sets Out (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532, possibly some 19th century

The Prodigal is Banqueted (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532

The Prodigal is Banqueted (one of eight scenes from the story of the Prodigal Son), 1532

Renaissance-style mortar, Vincenzo Grandi, 19th century

Vincenzo Grandi

Renaissance-style mortar, 19th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Panel with a Griffin, 1250–1300

Panel with a Griffin, 1250–1300

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Drawing, Jean Marot, mid 17th century

Jean Marot

Drawing, mid 17th century

Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Marble trapezophoros (table support), 1st century BCE

Marble trapezophoros (table support), 1st century BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Endymion, mid-2nd century CE

Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Endymion, mid-2nd century CE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Terracotta head of a griffin, 4th century BCE

Terracotta head of a griffin, 4th century BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I), ca. 1550–1525 BCE

Winged griffin plaque inscribed with the name Nebpehtyre (Ahmose I), ca. 1550–1525 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Marble table leg (trapezophoros) with reliefs of griffins, 5th century BCE

Marble table leg (trapezophoros) with reliefs of griffins, 5th century BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art