Lion and Griffin
Dublin Core
Title
Lion and Griffin
Subject
Three fragments lifted in plaster and associated with a very large-scale heraldic composition preserving the top of a griffin's hindquarters, underbelly, and head and plume.
Description
Catalogue number: 20 C 6
Dimensions:
(a) h. 0.24 m., w. 0.79 m., th. 0.035 m.
(b) h. 0.24 m., w. 0.26 m., th. 0.016 m.
(c) h. 0.25 m., w. 0.175 m., th. 0.025 m.
Find spot: Throne Room (6), in front of middle of northeast wall
Dimensions:
(a) h. 0.24 m., w. 0.79 m., th. 0.035 m.
(b) h. 0.24 m., w. 0.26 m., th. 0.016 m.
(c) h. 0.25 m., w. 0.175 m., th. 0.025 m.
Find spot: Throne Room (6), in front of middle of northeast wall
Creator
Reconstruction by Piet de Jong
Source
AJA 60 (1956) 95, pl. 40, fig. 2
Archaeology 13 (1960) 55 (drawing) PN 1, 79, fig. 74
Lang (2015) pp. 110-111, pls. 53, 54, 134, F, (125)
Archaeology 13 (1960) 55 (drawing) PN 1, 79, fig. 74
Lang (2015) pp. 110-111, pls. 53, 54, 134, F, (125)
Files
Citation
Reconstruction by Piet de Jong, “Lion and Griffin,” Pylos, accessed May 4, 2026, https://www.pylospalace-wallpaintingprogram.artinterp.org/items/show/87.