Terracotta lamp: on discus, eagle, Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; mold-made, Overall: 3 15/16 x 1 15/16in. (10 x 4.9cm), Terracottas, The eagle was the symbol of the Greek Zeus and the Roman Jupiter, the father of the gods. Under the Romans, the bird also became associated with the emperor and so acquired its imperial connotation.
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Terracotta lamp, discus, eagle, Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century .D, Roman, Terracotta, mold, Overall, 3 15/16 x 1 15/16in, 10 4.9cm, Terracottas, symbol, Greek Zeus, Roman Jupiter, father, gods, Under, Romans, bird, associated, emperor, acquired, imperial connotation
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