A HEAVY BYZANTINE BRONZE EAGLE A vessel attachment, naturalistically cast the eagle stands with wings open, the large talons, individual feathers and eyes incised with details, the hooked beak forms the suspension loop through which a ring and chain are suspended, 13.5cm long inc. chain. Published: Pitt-Rivers catalogue, vol. 4, p.1369. Provenance: Ex Sotheby's, Hastings collection, 15th - 19th November 1880; collection of G. F. Lawrence (1861 - 1938); collection of Lt. Gen. Augustus Pitt-Rivers (1827 - 1900).
A HEAVY BYZANTINE BRONZE EAGLE A vessel attachment, naturalistically cast the eagle stands with wings open, the large talons, individual feathers and eyes incised with details, the hooked beak forms the suspension loop through which a ring and chain are suspended, 13.5cm long inc. chain. Published: Pitt-Rivers catalogue, vol. 4, p.1369. Provenance: Ex Sotheby's, Hastings collection, 15th - 19th November 1880; collection of G. F. Lawrence (1861 - 1938); collection of Lt. Gen. Augustus Pitt-Rivers (1827 - 1900).
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