English: Griffin from a golden signet bead, unearthed in a tomb in Pylos, Messinia, by american archaeologist Carl Blegen in 1963 (NAMA 7986 - National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Hellenic Ministry of Culture)
Date
1500-1400 BC.
Source
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Author
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Golden signet bead representing a griffin from Pylos, Messinia