87, Helmeted head of a warrior with long hair. The helmet has raised cheekpieces, its crown is decorated with the figure of a young warrior with chlamys, holding a sword seizing a bearded dressed figure by the hair. Before him two griffins ('? drawing his chariot' - Story-Maskelyne). Below the atacker the head and shoulders of a dead figure, a sword and a griffin's head.
Description: HELMETED HEAD OF A WARRIOR WITH LONG HAIR. THE HELMET HAS RAISED CHEEKPIECES, ITS CROWN IS DECORATED WITH THE FIGURE OF A YOUNG WARRIOR WITH CHLAMYS, HOLDING A SWORD SEIZING A BEARDED DRESSED FIGURE BY THE HAIR. BEFORE HIM TWO GRIFFINS ('? DRAWING HIS CHARIOT' - STORY-MASKELYNE). BELOW THE ATACKER THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS OF A DEAD FIGURE, A SWORD AND A GRIFFIN'S HEAD.
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 358
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 87
