Aurora on her chariot
Sardonyx. 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
2.2 × 2.8 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 11.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum

Aurora on her chariot.

Sardonyx. 1st century BCE — 1st century CE.
2.2 × 2.8 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 11.

Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).

Description:
For analogies, see: New York, Metropolitan Museum, Richter, Catalogue, No 626, pl. 69.
Literature:
Maksimova, Reznye kamni, str. 95; Vaulina, Klassicheskie elementy, str. 234, ris. 2.
Credits:
© 1971. Photo, text: Neverov O. Antique cameos in the Hermitage Collection. Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad. 1971. P. 85—86, pl. 53
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