“So rarely do we get a real snapshot of an individual.”
Curator Fiona Kidd on a gold belt adornment with an eagle and its prey from the first or second century, presumably worn by someone in a position of power.
Predator
Fiona Kidd
2 min. watch
Contributors
Fiona Kidd
Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
Photography by Peter Zeray
Art Mentioned
Parthian or Kushan
ca.1st–2nd century CE
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