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This heavy, solid-cast griffin was the finial for another object, perhaps an andiron. Originally, the eyes were inlaid with other materials, such as amber and ivory, to create a more lifelike realism.
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Title: Bronze griffin attachment
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 600–575 BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Bronze, amber perhaps
Dimensions: H. 7 3/16 in. (18.2 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1941
Accession Number: 41.11.2
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