An eagle for Jupiter (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

An eagle for Jupiter

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An eagle for Jupiter: Bronze statuette of an eagle standing on a lightning bolt – both powerful symbols of Jupiter, the supreme Roman god. The piece was likely mounted on a cult standard.

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Photo: Frankfurt City Monument Office

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