Associated with the god Zeus, the bird stands proudly, his claws gripping a thunderbolt. Incised all over the body with wavy lines to represent its plummage, the wing feathers more naturalistically depicted. Wing tips crossed over the squared off tail feathers. The long, sharply hooked beak decorated with incised dots and with the nares (nostrils) shown. The underside of the tail plain and with a hole for attachment.

REFERENCE #

SI_RM_1093

CIVILIZATION

Roman, 200 C.E.

SIZE

H. 7.5 cm

CONDITION

Fine condition

PRICE

Sold

PROVENANCE

Private collection, acquired in the 1960s and thence by descent