Lot 1774
Griffin - Stylish Applique in Molded Bronze Sheet. Greece, perhaps Northern, c. 5th - early 4th century BC. The nicely detailed sheet applique depicts a griffin, with curved wing, seated left, with one paw raised to a stylized acanthus plant before it. Its beak against the plant's flower. The griffin's physique is robust and stout. Two piercings show where it was attached. Also on the back, small fibers are still visible from the cloth on which it lay. Metal well preserved with thin greenish and earthen patina. Size: 2-1/8 x 2-1/4".
Estimated Value $350 - 450.
Ex Superior Auction (6-2/3-98), lot 6087. Compare May's Period IV coins of Abdera for type and style.
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| Realized $460 |
