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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy Roman figurine, cast in the form of an eagle, with wings spread (one missing) and a fragment of iron in the slot between the feet (one side missing). The decoration comprises oblique engraved lines visible on the head and around the neck forming a chevron pattern, lines and notches delineating feathers on the wings, tail and above the cast talons and lines of punched dots on back. Length 45mm (beak to tail), height 25mm. The eagle is often associated with Jupiter in classical art. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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