40004856, Marlborough, 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., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009), Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870), 10.131.4, Cameo, Sardonyx, 1st cent. BC/AD.

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