Lot Essay
Engraved in the Greek Style with a seated winged griffin facing to the right on a groundline, one forepaw raised, the monster with a spiked crest and upright ears, the beak open with tongue protruding, the undulating tail extending behind. For similar griffins cf. J. Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings, London, 1970, pls. 957 and 958.