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CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A NORTH SYRIAN STEATITE GRIFFIN PROTOME
Circa 9th-8th Century B.C.
The neck with an incised scale pattern, the mane with vertical striations terminating above the head in a dotted circle, with a hooked beak and raised almond-shaped eyes, the underside of the neck cut on an angle with a central semicircular projection drilled for attachment
23/8 in. (6 cm) high
Circa 9th-8th Century B.C.
The neck with an incised scale pattern, the mane with vertical striations terminating above the head in a dotted circle, with a hooked beak and raised almond-shaped eyes, the underside of the neck cut on an angle with a central semicircular projection drilled for attachment
23/8 in. (6 cm) high
Provenance
Crescent Gallery, Tokyo