Of 3 griffins, 2 heads badly abraded away. Knob on lid abraded. Wide ovoid body with relief dec: at gtst. diam; short wide neck. Conical lid with relief lotus petals, pendent. Three tall griffin heads stand up on shoulder. One of a pair with 3451. Inscription: Face A: CHIO, Face B: D, Face C: D. Dec. 1983: Somewhat similar solid marble vase found at APhrodisias. Slide shown by Kenan Erim at archeology Club meeting.
Romano, Irene B. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2006. See: p. 157, no. 79
Bodel, John, and Stephen Tracy. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. Rome: American Academy in Rome, 1997. Page/Fig./Plate: 211-212 See: p. 212
