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Intaglio: Imperial Eagle
The collection record classifies this work as jewelry. It is dated c. 1–25 CE. Recorded culture or place: Italy, Rome, probably Augustan.
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- Museum title
- Intaglio: Imperial Eagle
- Date
- c. 1–25 CE
- Culture / origin
- Italy, Rome, probably Augustan
- Materials and technique
- carnelian
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1977.13
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
This intaglio, or engraved gem, depicts an eagle with wings partially spread, a lightning bolt clutched in its feet. The bird looks to the upper right, suggesting it may be about to take flight. This gem is expertly carved, with each individual feather of the eagle described with thin lines. The eagle was a symbol associated with the Roman imperial family, Roman military, and Jupiter, the supreme Roman deity. The setting is likely ancient, and it retains traces of enameling in some loops.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · CC0
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