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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 405016, member: 5833&quot;]Agree with OBB&#039;s comments with just a couple of tweaks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A griffin is part lion, part eagle, so griffin it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this context, the child would be described as a putto.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pan - or at least a satyr, but I agree probably Pan - echoes images of Hercules holding up the earth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Along with the Green Man, it is indeed a very odd mix, although it tends toward a celebration of wine.&nbsp; Have seen vessels of similar shape made in precious metal with a section of polished nautilus shell for the bowl.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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