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New York, NY Williamsburg, VA 757-253-8196 www.tkasian.com • i nfo@tkasian.com T HE GRIFFIN, BECAUSE OF THE EAGLE/LION HYBRID, WAS CONSIDERED THE KING OF ALL BEASTS ANDWAS KNOWN IN MANY ANCIENT CULTURES AS THE PREMIERE GUARDIAN OF TREASURE AND PRICELESS POSSESSIONS. IN THIS MAGNIFICENT INLAID GOLD PECTORAL, A SCENE OF ANIMAL COMBAT ADORNS A CENTRAL MEDALLION WHICH IS FLANKED BY A PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY BOLD YET FINELY SCULPTED HIGH RELIEF GRIFFINS WITH FLARING WINGS. THIS DESIGN SUGGESTS CENTRAL ASIAN ORIGIN WITH GREAT SIMILARITIES TO ARTIFACTS FOUND IN SCYTHIAN SITES