Classical author writing (Lowlands, 17th century), Imperial eagle held by man with keys and a grain flail to thresh wheat (German or Swiss). Bearded male head (English 14th century)
Acquired by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York, and installed in his library 1907-1909.
The top center panel features a man in a hat holding a ring of keys and a grain flail. Next to him is a crest with a double headed eagle and crown. On the left of this is a seated male figure holding a writing tablet, while on the right is a large head of a bearded man. Below this is a roundel with a male martyr holding a palm frond, and is flanked by two fragments featuring swans. At the bottom of the scene is a fragment with a dolphin.