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BRONZE EAGLE WITH THUNDERBOLT
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BRONZE EAGLE WITH THUNDERBOLT
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,800 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
BRONZE EAGLE WITH THUNDERBOLT
Roman art, 2nd–3rd century AD
A statuette depicting an eagle, the symbol of Jupiter, taking flight with outstretched wings, clutching a thunderbolt in its talons.
The eyes are inlaid with silver.
Height: 11.5 cm
Provenance: British private collection
Charles Ede Limited, London
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2010
Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA572)
Animal, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, 25 February 2016 – 30 April 2016
Bibliography: M. Junkelmann, ‘Roman Militaria’ in M. Merrony (ed.), Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, France, 2011, p. 247, fig. 37
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 60 and 100
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 50, fig. 45 and p. 90
A Roman bronze eagle carrying the thunderbolt,
2nd–3rd century AD
See original version (French)
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