Statue of Germanicus and Officer Impression

[ROMan]

Hi Robert. I know its not for an officer but a centurion but what immediately comes to mind is the Lauersfort phalerea with the two griffens merging together at the human head.

Thanks for that, Jay, very interesting object. The original prototypes for these creatures, the lammasu/cherubim/etc are guardians depicted in pairs, protecting the entrance to palaces/temples/God/Tree of Life/etc; while the Greek sphinx guarded the gate of Thebes alone. Are these creatures typically shown in this protective context in the Roman world, or is this forum (quite reasonably) biased towards military finds?