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Intaglio: Eagle Holding a Wreath and Perched on a Mountain
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Red jasper intaglio with an eagle, body turned to the left, head to the right, holding a wreath in its beak and perched on the central peak of a mountain. A crescent moon and star are in the field at left and two stars in the field at right. The mountain is textured with vertical hatch marks and at the bottom center are circular shapes, perhaps representing caves.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Eleftherios Sossidi Hamburg (between 1955-65 - 1990's) sold; [through Sotheby's sale 7742 New York December 7 2001 lot 314]; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University (2001-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
Note: E. Sossidi (1913-1992) worked in Cairo from 1958-1968.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
Title: Intaglio: Eagle Holding a Wreath and Perched on a Mountain
Description:
Red jasper intaglio with an eagle, body turned to the left, head to the right, holding a wreath in its beak and perched on the central peak of a mountain.
A crescent moon and star are in the field at left and two stars in the field at right.
The mountain is textured with vertical hatch marks and at the bottom center are circular shapes, perhaps representing caves.
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