ROMAN GOLD LEAF AND BRONZE SEAL WITH STANDING EAGLE

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A bronze seal with a circular face overlaid in gold leaf, depicting a standing eagle with outspread wings. The body is rendered with dense feathering, with the head turned to the side and the wings filled with layered plumage. A fan-shaped tail descends below the body. Size: 40mm x 40mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: From a private London collection; purchased in Munich, Germany, in the 1990s.