Griffin Pendant, Silver

This pendant, depicting a griffin, is hard to date. The motif of this mythical beast was popular since the roman empire. It was widely used in the byzantine region, at the awaric culture and finally during the middle ages. The hole seems to be used to attach the decorated plate with a rivet at leather belts or garments.The original was reconstructed by courtesy of the Frosin collection. Handcrafted from high quality 925 silver, will be delivered with leather thong. Size 35 x 20 mm.