Plaque with horned lion-griffins
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 6th–4th century BCE
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 5 5/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/2 in., 0.2 lb. (13.5 × 9.8 × 1.2 cm, 0.1 kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Ornaments
Culture: Achaemenid
Period: Achaemenid
Themes: Griffins
Rogers Fund, 1954
Met highlightDate range
-600 – -300
Largest dimension
1.2 cm
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