BCC LSR23 Roman Lead Seal Horse Eagle? from Caesarea Maritima

[v-drome]

Hi, all.  Here is a Roman lead seal from Caesarea.  The obverse I am pretty sure is a horse, but the reverse is a question.  It looks like a pair of talons and a wing, so maybe an eagle facing or rooster to right.  From some angles the shadows make it look like a sphinx or griffin like creature is possible.  The horse seems pretty common but I have not found any good comparisons for the reverse, or for the two images together.  Any ideas on how to date this, corrections, or similar examples to reference, would be appreciated.  Thanks, again.  Jimi

BCC LS23
Lead seal
Caesarea Maritima
Roman 1st-4th Century CE
Obv: Horse standing to right on ground line,
palm branch? in front and above, within circular border.
Rev: Uncertain figure, eagle?, rooster?, or Sphinx?, facing
or crouching right on ground line, within circular border. 
Weak strike, partially obscured by channel.
Pb17 x 12.75 x 5mm 4.69gm. Axis:0
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1977
(click for larger pic)

[Gert]

Very hard to judge which animal is depicted. I see some cataloguers working around the problem and say 'quadruped', which is often the most specific one can get.

I see a draped bust facing right on the reverse.
Regards
Gert

[v-drome]

Wow!  Ok, I can see that now.  Thanks a lot, Gert!  I will update the description in the gallery.

[Virgil H]

Certainly could be horse, but could also be a dog. Horse is probably the right answer, but so hard to tell.

Virgil

[v-drome]

Thank you Virgil.  Dog is a good possibility, too.  For now, I am going with "horse, dog, or other quadruped".