<b>Eagle Cameo</b>. Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kunsthistorisches_Museum" title="Kunsthistorisches Museum">Kunsthistorisches Museum</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Vienna" class="mw-redirect" title="Vienna">Vienna</a>. Depicts an <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Eagle">eagle</a>, the symbol of the Roman <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emperor&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Emperor (page does not exist)">Emperors</a>. This cameo was a symbol of imperial power. Roman 27 B. C. Two-layered onyx. Setting: silver, gilded; Milan, 3rd quarter of 16th century. AS Inv. No. IX 26.
Photo: Andreas Praefcke
<span class="int-own-work">Self-photographed</span>