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In the Hellenistic era, the heraldic griffin, with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, could take on many different styles and themes. The style of this griffin appears to have Near Eastern influence and may have been the protome of a rhyton.
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Title: Terracotta head of a griffin
Period: Late Classical or Early Hellenistic
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: East Greek
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
H. 3 1/8 in. (7.93 cm.)
D. 2 7/16 in. (6.19 cm.)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
Object Number: 26.164.7
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