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title: Elephant & Griffon
author: Branko van Oppen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10574/elephant--griffon/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Elephant & Griffon

_Authored by [Branko van Oppen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bvoppen/)_

## Image File

[![Elephant & Griffon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10574.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10574.jpg)

## Image Caption

An elephant and a griffon attack warriors with so-called [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) shields, a common theme on [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) [faience](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Faience/) ware. The image is based on a faience shard perhaps from [Memphis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Memphis_(Ancient_Egypt)/), c. 3rd century BCE, now in the collection of the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam (APM inv. no. 7614).

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## About the Author

Branko van Oppen is an exhibition curator and independent scholar specialized in Ptolemaic queenship as well as Hellenistic art and ideology.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Oppen, B. v. (2019, May 10). Elephant & Griffon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10574/elephant--griffon/>
### Chicago
Oppen, Branko van. "Elephant & Griffon." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 10, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10574/elephant--griffon/>.
### MLA
Oppen, Branko van. "Elephant & Griffon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10574/elephant--griffon/>.

## License & Copyright

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