The Imperial Eagle
c. AD 1–25
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
The Imperial Eagle, c. AD 1–25. Italy, Rome, probably Augustan, early 1st Century. Cornelian intaglio; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1977.13 This eagle holds a thunderbolt in its claws, alluding to Jupiter, the supreme Roman deity.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- cornelian intaglio
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1977.13
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1977
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 103 Roman
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