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Description: | Solid copper alloy mount or figurine in the form of an eagle. The eagle is depicted as perching or sitting up. There are two recessed dots for the eyes which may have contained enamel. The wings are folded and triangular when viewed from behind. The edges of the wings are decorated with a series of diagonal lines representing feathers. The chest of the bird is prominant and pushed forward and has five or six recessed dots down the centre. It is not clear whether these dots are decoration or wear. The legs are semi-circular in cross section and slightly apart from each other. The feet are flattened. The mount looks as if has been silvered or tinned, although most no longer survives. The mount does not stand by itself and there are no signs of attachment.In Roman mythology the eagle usually represents Jupiter. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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