© Museum of Reading
Figure of an Eagle
Artist: Roman
Location: Museum of Reading
Date: 2nd Century
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: 15 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £2,000 (Total: £20,000)
Vendor: Duke of Wellington
Review number: 2881 (1980)
Provenance:
Duke of Wellington
Description:
Curve of underside of feet suggests that the claws once clasped the surface of a globe. The bird is poised for flight, and, although the wings are missing, they should be raised and spread. The most likely theory is that the bird was fixed to an orb in the hand of a statue. Originally excavated by Reverend JG Joyce between 1864 and 1878.
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