CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

This relief depicts an eagle within a shallow niche, its wings outstretched and head turned to the left, holding a laurel wreath in its talons. Below are two partially preserved lines of a now illegible Greek inscription. For a similar example, see J. Chamay and J.L. Maier, Art Romain: Sculptures en pierre du Musée de Genève, vol. II, no. 105.