Object Image

Game Piece with an Eagle Attacking a Hare

The subject may refer to falconry, the most noble hunting pastime within the feudal society.

Credit: Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010...

c. 1100-1200
Walrus ivory
5.1 x 1.0cm
2010.109.3
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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