A BRONZE GRIFFIN Iran, 10th - 12th century Zoomorphic in the shape of a stylised griffin, the body pierced and ending in a lock-in, screwed-in terminal, possibly once used as a finial, the tail, beak, breast and crest engraved with abstract motifs,12.1cm x 10.4cm. Provenance: Acquired in 1960’s – 1970’s in Iran and in the UK since 1981.
A BRONZE GRIFFIN Iran, 10th - 12th century Zoomorphic in the shape of a stylised griffin, the body pierced and ending in a lock-in, screwed-in terminal, possibly once used as a finial, the tail, beak, breast and crest engraved with abstract motifs,12.1cm x 10.4cm. Provenance: Acquired in 1960’s – 1970’s in Iran and in the UK since 1981.
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