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Z46.4 GRIFFIN

Griffin | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Villa Romana del Casale (in situ), Piazza Amerina
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Villa Romana del Casale
Date ca 320 A.D.
Period Late Roman

DESCRIPTION

A Griffin claws at a wooden chest inside of which a man hides. The creature has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.

ARTICLES

Griffins