Z46.4 GRYPS (GRIFFIN)
Museum Collection: Villa Romana del Casale (in situ), Piazza Amerina, Sicily, Italy
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Mosaic
Context: Villa Romana del Casale
Date: ca 320 AD
Period: Imperial Roman
SUMMARY
A Gryps (or Griffin) claws at a man locked inside a wooden chest. The beast has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
ARTICLES Grypes
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