Roman bird cage used by augurs for reading omens in bird behavior 1, Roman standard or aquila with SPQR in the Palazzo Albani 1, Greek vase from a painting at Herculaneum 2, and hearth from a metal fragment found outside the Porta Maggiore. Copperplate engraving by Domenico Pronti from his own New Collection Representing Religious, Civil and Military Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Nuova Raccolta Rappresentante I Costumi Religiosi Civili e Militari, Rome, 1805.

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