Find Spot record 7046 - Jupiter Eagle from Shotwick

A Roman eagle figurine with outspread wings with child riding on its back, holding on to its neck. Head of child missing. Crude incised line decoration representing eagles plumage. Some damage around edges (1).

This may be a possible Jupiter eagle with Mercury riding its back. These are sometimes found perched on a thunderbolt surmounting the index and middle fingers of a Hand of Sabazius. If this is so then it is an unusual find for the British Isles. Finder also recovered a part of a Roman brooch resembling a Langton Down type in a neighbouring field, this has not been recorded (1).

<1> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, LVPL84 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

<2> The British Museum, Portable Antiquities Scheme Online Database, LVPL84 (Web Site). SCH5176.