Uncovered during excavations in London, a rare Romano-British funerary stone statue of an eagle defeating a snake has been found still intact in the ditch where it was thrown 200O years ago.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/enviro ... -site.html
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Eagle rises again
I saw that - isn't it a marvellous sculpture? Apparently it was so well-preserved that at first the archaeologists thought it might be a Victorian garden ornament 
Interesting that apparently the snake has a mouth full of sharp teeth, which real snakes don't have. The sculptor would probably have seen snakes; adders are common enough in Brtain. I wonder if the snake was a symbol for something. If it was, the eagle seems to be getting the best of it
Interesting that apparently the snake has a mouth full of sharp teeth, which real snakes don't have. The sculptor would probably have seen snakes; adders are common enough in Brtain. I wonder if the snake was a symbol for something. If it was, the eagle seems to be getting the best of it
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annis, very interesting; Carla, it is beautiful isn't it?
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