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Historical Archive: Fitzwilliam Aurora cameo

personification of Dawn in a chariot drawn by two horses
banded agate (sardonyx), 13th century South Italy, set in gold rim
4.64 x 3.52 x .6 cm including metalwork
Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum CG 752 (Antiquities)


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full obverse
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reverse
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Aurora, full figure
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Aurora, head
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upper parts of horses
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horse head
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wheel of chariot
(relief continuing
into white layer)
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side/angle view
from bottom
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side/angle view
from top