Sardonyx cameo
Aphrodite disrobing with a goose.
Copy of a Hellenistic work, probably of the 3rd century B.C.
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Aphrodite disrobing with a goose.
Copy of a Hellenistic work, probably of the 3rd century B.C.
This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
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Title: Sardonyx cameo
Period: Late Republican or Imperial
Date: 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Sardonyx
Dimensions: Length: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.160.430
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