This Phoenician-style plaque shows a griffin (a creature with a lion’s body, falcon’s he
This Phoenician-style plaque shows a griffin (a creature with a lion’s body, falcon’s head, and wings) nibbling on a sacred tree. The griffin rests one forepaw on a papyrus blossom and the other on a branch of the tree. The sacred tree may be associated with agricultural abundance and nourishment.8th-7th century BC (Neo-Assyrian) -- source link
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