Intaglio with an Eagle Between Two Military Standards Set in a Pin

1st century BCE-4th century CE (Roman Imperial) Overall: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm) Citation

This intaglio shows an eagle perched on a cylindrical object, perhaps an altar. The eagle turns its head in profile and holds a wreath in its beak. On either side of the eagle is a military standard.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
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