id:			148973
accession number:	1977.13
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.13
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:07.421000

The Imperial Eagle, c. AD 1–25. Italy, Rome, probably Augustan,  early 1st Century. Cornelian intaglio; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1977.13

title:				The Imperial Eagle
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creation date:			c. AD 1–25
creation date earliest:		-5
creation date latest:		30
current location:		103 Roman
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, Rome, probably Augustan,  early 1st Century
technique:	cornelian intaglio
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Roman
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
This eagle holds a thunderbolt in its claws, alluding to Jupiter, the supreme Roman deity.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1977.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 65, no. 1 (1978): 2–42.
	page number: 	See p. 38, no. 3.
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159560

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IMAGES

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