Sunday 17 August 2014

Eagle

Following our visit to Roman Silchester we took a trip yesterday to the Museum of Reading to look at the artefacts they have on display. Of primary interest was the Silchester Eagle, discovered during the original Victorian era dig. This small eagle was the inspiration for the book by Rosemary Sutcliff "The Eagle of the Ninth" which in 2011 was adapted as the Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell (rather lack lustre) film "The Eagle."



The Eagle: it had detachable wings dontchaknow.




A postcard from the Victorian Time Team.



2000 year old Piggy Bank.



This mosaic is pretty large and now mounted vertically at the museum, so you can appreciate it in all its glory.




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