Vases Eagle
Eagle

Eagle

A.D. 100–200
Large bronze statue of an eagle, with wings partially open, and head turned to the viewer's left. The eagle's left leg is raised, probably to hold a globe or thunderbolt. The feathers are carefully delineated with incisions, and take different shapes and forms on the body, head, leg and wings.

Cast in several parts (head and neck; wings made separately and inserted; end of wings made separately and inserted; body; end of tail (now missing)). The eagle is far too large to have been an attribute, and it has been suggested that it stood on a column.

The end of the tail and the right foot are missing. The tip of the left wing is completely restored.
Date
A.D. 100–200
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 104.20 cm W: 78.70 cm
Medium
Bronze
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
72.AB.151
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)