Cameo with Victory Driving a Biga in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, July 2011

Victory driving a biga (chariot) approached by flying Eros holding a wreath

Roman, Imperial Period, 31 B.C.–A.D. 14

Dimensions: Overall: 5.5 x 8.3 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Medium or Technique: Sardonyx, cameo

Classification: Jewelry / Adornment

Accession Number: 98.756

Sardonyx with three layers: brown, blue-white and brown.

Victory drives a biga to right; a small Eros flies above carrying a wreath. On the back, a graffito with the date 1496.

According to the Fröhner catalogue, the gem was mounted in gold in the 15th century.

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