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Description: | A Copper-alloy cast Roman figurine of an eagle. The figurine depicts an eagle, the head is facing left, the neck tapers slightly before thickening towards the body. The body is semi-circular in cross section. The wings expand outwards, the widest point is at the tip of both wings. The tail expands outwards slightly towards the tip. The underside of the figurine has a circular rod which protrudes from the end of one of the legs depicted, by which it would have been attached to a base. The figurine is decorated by incised lines depicting feathers, the whole of the figurine including the reverse has incised lines depicting feathers.The figurine is 43.75mm in length, 38.85mm in width, 32mm tall and weighs 20.1grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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