Carved wooden panel with two symmetrical mythical birds among scrolling leaves and tendrils, with pegs projecting from its sides.

Carved Wooden Panel with Mythical Birds

A rectangular wooden panel carved in low relief with a symmetrical design of two confronting mythical birds amid scrolling foliage and tendrils. Pegs project from the left and right edges, and the surface shows weathering and an irregular broken top edge.

Artist: Unknown
Date: Late 16th century
Medium: Wood
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1266 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Avery Brundage Fund

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