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The Chimera of Arezzo, c.400 BC (bronze)

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BAT423788
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The Chimera of Arezzo, c.400 BC (bronze)
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Etruscan
Photographer
Nicolo Orsi Battaglini
Location
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy
Medium
bronze
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Discovered in Arezzo in 1553 and claimed for Cosimo I. The Chimera was a serpent-tailed lion of Greek mythology with a goat's head rising from her spine who, according to legend, was slain by the hero Bellerophon. Restored in the 18th century.

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animal / goat / farm animal / monster / fantastic creature / mythology / snake / reptile / mythology / animals / creatures / snake / greek / lion / sculpture / goat / ferocious / creature / chimera / fearsome / hybrid / monsters / ram / statue / arezzo
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Medium 1024 × 682 px 87 × 58 mm 652 KB

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