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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