A Roman Marble Winged Lion-Griffin, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE Sculpture - Metal A single column of vertical

A single column of vertical text runs down the front that reads: “Illuminate

Melbourne1993 Northern Territory Art Award

une île grecque aux portes de l’Orient

The gold dot has been resecured

Condition: Intact and in good condition overall with mineral deposits to the blade and handle

A Roman Marble Winged Lion-Griffin, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE Sculpture - Metal A single column of verticalWith its head held erect in ever watchful alertness, hooked beak gaping wide as if screaming a warning, this griffin is the perfect visual embodiment of its fearful mythological subject. These hybrid monsters with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle were inspired in classical Greco Roman times by the descriptions of beaked quadruped dinosaur fossils in gold deposits of Central Asia. Symbol of divine power and authority, this majestic