Sardonyx cameo of Aurora driving her chariot
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 Museums.
Rogers Fund, 1910 (10.132.2)
Gift of Milton Weil, 1929 (29.175.3)
Rogers Fund, 1910 (10.132.2)
Gift of Milton Weil, 1929 (29.175.3)
Artwork Details
- Title: Sardonyx cameo of Aurora driving her chariot
- Period: Hellenistic or Early Imperial
- Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
- Culture: Greek or Roman
- Medium: Sardonyx
- Dimensions: H.: 1 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (3 x 4.2 cm)
- Classification: Gems
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.60.59
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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