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Eagle with wings spread
Roman or Byzantine
Late Antique Period
about A.D. 400 or later
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Number65.1183
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 167; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 121 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe wings are spread. Underneath the stomach there is an iron peg that probably fitted into a lid or pole. Dark green patina with earth encrustation.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Richard R. Wagner Collection (acquired in Istanbul); gift of Richard R. Wagner to MFA, September 22, 1965