Figurine
48-2-55
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Turkey (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 48-2-55 |
Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Turkey (uncertain) |
Date Made | 100-299 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Eagle |
Description | Eagle on stepped pyramid. Dark brown patina. Bird sits on a pyramid formed by seven receding blocks, hollow underneath. Its eyes are punched dots, while its feathers are depicted by incised lunates filled with striations. |
Height | 5.3 cm |
Width | 1.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | 47 - Collector Number | L-2-80 - Old Loan Number |
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