507, An Amazon supports the body of a dying companion, still holding her bow. The first has a helmet and short chiton, the latter dress over one leg. Beyond, a horse stands. The horse's legs and first Amazon's head are damaged. Ground line.
- Record Number: 40004856
- Sub-database: Marlborough
- Reference Number: 507
- Period of Original Gem: 1st cent. BC/AD.
- Material of Original Gem: Sardonyx
- Description: An Amazon supports the body of a dying companion, still holding her bow. The first has a helmet and short chiton, the latter dress over one leg. Beyond, a horse stands. The horse's legs and first Amazon's head are damaged. Ground line.
- Current Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 10.131.4
- Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 326
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 507
- Shape: Cameo
- Size: 16x14
- Comments: Set in a modern gold ring.
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