3D model of the front inscription of the Griffin (at maximum resolution), for the study of the geometrical detail - 3 millions of triangles - Structured Light scanning - only geometry. 3D digitization by Visual Computing Lab, ISTI-CNR - 3D survey done in the framework of a series of scientific investigation on the Griffin and other artefacts of similar origin. The Pisa Griffin is a bronze sculpture of a griffin, located in Pisa (Italy) since the Middle Ages, even though originally is a product of Mediterranean Islamic workshops. It is the largest medieval Islamic metal sculpture known, over 1 meter tall, and was probably crafted in the 11th century in Islamic Spain. It is one of the most famous example of a tradition of zoomorphic bronzes in Islamic art. It is now conserved in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa.

Metadata	Information
Source	ISTI-CNR
Contacts	Roberto ScopignoResearch DirectorISTI-CNR 1Via G. MoruzziPisa56124ITALY roberto.scopigno@isti.cnr.itRoberto Scopigno, head of the Visual computing Lab, ISTI-CNR
Copyright Credit Line	All rights reserved: ISTI-CNR & Opera della Primaziale Pisana, Pisa
Europeana Rights	Paid access_no re_use
Start Date	1001
End Date	1100
Period Name	11th Century A.D.
Materials	Bronze
Heritage Asset Type	Bronze statue