Winged monster/god?

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Winged monster/god?

Post by SpoonLicker on June 11th 2018, 1:33 pm

Anyone know what this brass thing is?  It's about 20cm/8" tall.  There are bolt holes on its back just below its neck.


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Post by dantheman on June 11th 2018, 3:44 pm

is it a griffin?

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Post by SpoonLicker on June 11th 2018, 4:40 pm

dantheman wrote:is it a griffin?

I think you're right - and a quick search for 'brass griffin' showed me several similar griffins that are centrepieces of fan shaped fire screens, so thank you for putting me on the right path Dan.
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