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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1963.45.2
Title
Intaglio Gem with Eagle and Olive Branch
Classification
Gems
Work Type
gem
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period
Roman period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290670

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Orange sard
Technique
Intaglio

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1963.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb, in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and cataloguer of coins of the University in that year
Accession Year
1963
Object Number
1963.45.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Orange Carnelian intaglio; flat face.

This intaglio depicts an eagle in 3/4 profile. The bird stands with one foot in front of the other, walking to the left. His wings are raised slightly. On the far right is a single branch or sprig. The beak is slightly hooked.

Verification Level

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