Keywords: Greek - Clothing Ornaments Depicting Black Sea Eagles - Walters 57387.jpg There are six pairs of gold plaques done in repoussé relief showing confronting birds of prey one devouring a fish The plaques are pierced at the birds' bills tails wings and feet suggesting they were sewn on clothing as ornaments Robert Zahn Galerie Bachstitz pp 31 35 plate 30 considered the birds Black Sea eagles often represented on the coinage of Pontic cities century 1 BC gold cm 3 6 accession number 57 387 39465 Said to be from a tomb near Olbia Parutino Ukraine Peter Mavrogordato date and mode of acquisition unknown F L van Gans Frankfurt date and mode of acquisition unknown Galerie Bachstitz The Hague Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1921 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Greek jewellery of Olbia Olbia Ukraine |