Sardonyx cameo of Aurora driving her chariot

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1st century BCE–1st century CE · Sardonyx · Greek and Roman Art

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)

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Sardonyx

Culture

Greek or Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1926