Terracotta head of a griffin

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4th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

In the Hellenistic era, the heraldic griffin, with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, could take on many different styles and themes. The style of this griffin appears to have Near Eastern influence and may have been the protome of a rhyton.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

East Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926