Bronze harness mount in the shape of a griffin
Thracian, 7th - 6th century B.C.
Height: 3 cm
A bronze harness mount in the shape of a stylised griffin in profile, decorated with a long curled beak and an incised crest. The reverse with a vertical loop.
Literature: A very similar example of the stylised griffin can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, (2002.201.194).
Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s
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Thracian, 7th - 6th century B.C.
Height: 3 cm
A bronze harness mount in the shape of a stylised griffin in profile, decorated with a long curled beak and an incised crest. The reverse with a vertical loop.
Literature: A very similar example of the stylised griffin can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, (2002.201.194).
Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s
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Thracian, 7th - 6th century B.C.
Height: 3 cm
A bronze harness mount in the shape of a stylised griffin in profile, decorated with a long curled beak and an incised crest. The reverse with a vertical loop.
Literature: A very similar example of the stylised griffin can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, (2002.201.194).
Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s