Relief Fragments Depicting a Seated Woman and a Griffin
Ancient Roman
Early 1st century
Medium
Stucco, pigment, and gold
Dimensions
42.6 × 58.8 × 10.2 cm (16 3/4 × 23 1/8 × 4 in.)
Classification
stuccowork
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
4705
About the Artist
Ancient Roman
The artists attributed to "Ancient Roman" in museum collections represent the anonymous craftsmen who produced the vast output of sculpture, frescoes, mosaics, and reliefs defining Roman visual culture from the Republic (c. 509–27 BCE) to the late Empire (c. 395 CE). Individual identities remain elusive, as Roman makers were typically viewed as skilled tradesmen—often enslaved Greeks or provincial...