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 title in original language: series: series in original language: 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: --- culture: Italy, Rome, probably Augustan, early 1st Century technique: cornelian intaglio department: Greek and Roman Art collection: GR - Roman type: Jewelry find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1977 opening date: 1977-12-28T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: This eagle holds a thunderbolt in its claws, alluding to Jupiter, the supreme Roman deity. digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1977.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 65, no. 1 (1978): 2–42. page number: See p. 38, no. 3. url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159560 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.13/1977.13_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.13/1977.13_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.13/1977.13_full.tif