Roman Bronze Statuette of an Eagle

Wings spread upwards and grasping a thunderbolt of Jupiter in its claws. Its eyes are inlaid with silver.

with base: h. 15.6 x w. 6.2 cm without base: 11.5 x w. 4.5 cm

2nd-3rd century BC

Bronze

Provenance

UK private collection
Acquired at Charles Ede Limited, London, June 29, 2010, lot 8844

Publications

M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, France, 2011, p. 247, fig. 37
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 60 and 100
C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 50, fig. 45 and p. 90
J. Ball, "Claudius in Germania" in J. Oorthuys (ed.), Ancient Warfare, Karwansaray Publishers, The Netherlands, June/July 2020, vol. XIII, issue 6, p. 16

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
Animal, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, February 25, 2016 — April 30, 2016

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