Cameo: Aurora in her chariot

Arurora stands in a two-wheeled chariot, pulled by two horses. She holds the reins with both hands. Her garment billows around her creating a halo effect.

Annotations

Aurora in her chariot (1st century BC/AD). Roman Sardonyx Cameo. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. 29.175.3.

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Associated Passages

Ovid, Amores 1.13