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Sep 11, 2009
Sep 11, 2009
Sep 11, 2009
Sep 25, 2009
Engaged Capital with Figures of a Man and of an Eagle
Engaged Capital with Figures of a Man and of an Eagle
1175–1200
Marble
Overall: 30.2 x 32.4 x 33 cm (11 7/8 x 12 3/4 x 13 in.)
Weight: 81.647 kg (180 lbs.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1972.21
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These creatures, as indicated by their Latin inscriptions, are symbols personifying the Evangelists Matthew (man) and John (eagle). This iconography derives from the Book of Revelation.
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