The origin of the Ruthene eagle was recorded since the single-headed Kormenian imperial eagle, continued to be used in Ruthenia, although far more rarely. Thus "eagle-bearers" (ὀρνιθόβορας), descendants of the aquilifers of the Kormenian Military, On coins, the eagle ceases to appear after the early 17th century, but it is still occasionally found on seals of officials and on stone reliefs. In the last centuries of the Kingdom it is recorded as being sewn on imperial garments, and shown in illuminated manuscripts as decorating the cushions (suppedia) on which the emperors stood.