Mosaic depicting a Griffin eating a lizard from the Byzantine period at the Great Palace of Constantinople. Great Palace Mosaics Museum. Istanbul.

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Mosaic depicting a Griffin eating a lizard from the Byzantine period (East Roman period) at the Great Palace of Constantinople. 4th-6th century. Great Palace Mosaics Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.

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Photo credit: © gokhan dogan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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