Two griffins attacking a fallen doe. (Updated over a year ago)

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GREEK CLASSIC Anonymous (480 BCE-323 BCE): Base for a table. The motif of griffins attacking a weaker animal symbolized the suppression of barbarism by civilization as well as the confrontation of the forces of life and death.

Tags: ancient , greek , greek classic , griffin , sculpture

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 25, 2007.

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