Sardonyx cameo of Aurora driving her chariot 1st century –1st century Greek or Roman These cameos are carved with different versions of a scene that was especially favored by the Romans—Aurora, goddess of the dawn, who also figures prominently on the breastplate of the famous Prima Porta statue of Augustus, now in the Vatican Fund, 1910 ()Gift of Milton Weil, 1929 (). Sardonyx cameo of Aurora driving her chariot. Greek or Roman. 1st century –1st century Sardonyx. Hellenistic or Early Imperial. Gems

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