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Bare-headed Apkallu with Four Wings
This fragmented alabaster bas-relief depicts an Assyrian Apkallu, a protective spirit or genie. The striking features are that he is bare-headed (he does not wear a horned helmet or diadem) and his four wings, all of them, appear en face...
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Jupiter with Eagle, Louvre
Statue of Jupiter with his trademark eagle. Marble, made c. 150 CE. (Louvre Museum)
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Saladin's Eagle
Sketch of the original "Eagle of Saladin" of the Cairo Citadel, Cairo, Egypt. 1898 CE
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Silver Denarius Depicting Legionary Eagle
Silver denarius depicting Victory on one side and a Roman legionary standard topped with an eagle on the other. Minted in Massalia, 82 BCE.
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Hebe & the Eagle of Jupiter
Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter, by sculptors François Rude and Paul Cabet, 1852-1857.
Dijon Museum of Fine Arts.
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Odin as an Eagle which Creates Mead
An 18th century CE Icelandic manuscript illustration showing the Norse god Odin in the guise of an eagle which produces the drink mead. (Árni Magnússon Institute, Iceland)
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Hebe Giving Drink to the Eagle of Jupiter
Hebe Giving Drink to the Eagle of Jupiter, oil on canvas by Gavin Hamilton, 1767. Height: 127 cm (50 in); width: 94 cm (37 in).
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, California.
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Russian Imperial Guard Captures a French Eagle
During the latter stages of the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), the cavalry of the Russian Imperial Guard launch a desperate charge on the Pratzen Heights, seizing an Eagle standard from the French 4th Line Regiment. Shortly after...
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Figurine of Zeus with Eagle
Zeus is seated behind an eagle, one of the god's attributes. This iconographic type is unknown in Greece and draws its inspiration from a motif of oriental origin, of a god mounted on a bird. From Egypt. Mid-2nd century CE. Made from...
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The Eagle Tower, Caernarfon Castle
The Eagle Tower of Caernarfon Castle, Wales. The castle was built by Edward I of England from 1283 to 1330 CE.