The Pisa Griffin Bronze Sculpture
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The true origins of the bronze sculpture, the Pisa Griffin, are unknown. Riebold Denton and DiYanni (2005, p. 380) explain that ôScholars have suggested that its provenance might be Persia, in the east, or perhaps Spain, in the West.ö What is not in dispute is that the Pisa Griffin once sat atop the Pisa Cathedral. This sculpture is symbolic of many things no matter which culture created it, but it is also illustrative of how different cultures often appropriated the art of other cultures and invested it with their own values, symbols, and beliefs.The Pisa Griffin is a bronze sculpture of more than three feet in height. As Jellicoe (1992, p. 4) describes it, ôMonumental and fearsome, the griffin stands rigid, its rounded chest and body, curled-back wings and beaked head covered in zones of textile-like feathering, scales and bands of Kufic lettering, with a tear-drop design on the legs portraying birds and animals in a scrolling surround.ö The Pisa Griffin was thought to be a spoil of war, placed atop an Italian cityÆs cathedral in order to demonstrate the monumental strength and courage of the I
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