Dragon-Shaped Architectural Ornament, Terracotta
A terracotta sculpture of a dragon-like creature with an open, fanged mouth, bulging eyes, and a crested head. Its scaled neck curls back into a tail-like form ending in a fan of stylized plates against a dark background.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 13th/14th century
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2192 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1400).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Paul f. Walter