Figurine

48-2-66

Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery

From: Turkey (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 48-2-66
Current Location Rome Gallery - On Display
Culture Roman
Provenience Turkey (uncertain)
Date Made 100-199 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Eagle | Animal
Description

Eagle on ram's head. Traces of green patina remain. Object is intact. There is a hole for nail in center. Eagle stands on a horizontal ram's head, with left leg forward and head turned to right. Its wings are crossed over its tail. Ram's wool and detailed feathers of eagle are shallow relief.

Height 5.1 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 65 - Collector Number | L-2-85 - Old Loan Number

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