拍品 97
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A ROMAN LIMESTONE VOTIVE RELIEF
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A ROMAN LIMESTONE VOTIVE RELIEF

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN LIMESTONE VOTIVE RELIEF
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicting an eagle within a shallow niche, a laurel wreath in its talons, with wings outspread and head turned to its left, traces of a dedicatory inscription below, mounted
21¼ x 14¾ in. (54 x 37.5 cm.)
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拍品专文

Cf. J. Chamay and J. L. Maier, Art Romain: Sculptures en pierre du Musée de Genève, II, Mainz, 1989, p. 81, no. 105, pl. 99 for similar from Syria. The symbol of the eagle was used as a military emblem by the Roman legions after the reforms of Marius, as well as being an attribute of Jupiter and associated with Helios and Apollo.