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152, Aphrodite in a shell-chariot drawn by a pair of doves which she guides with a stick; Eros behind with a torch. Wavy ground line.

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  • Record Number: 40004658
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 152
  • Period of Original Gem: RENAISSANCE
  • Material of Original Gem: GARNET
  • Description: APHRODITE IN A SHELL-CHARIOT DRAWN BY A PAIR OF DOVES WHICH SHE GUIDES WITH A STICK; EROS BEHIND WITH A TORCH. WAVY GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 133
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 152
  • Size: 13X8
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:14:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

Link to this record using the address https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/79F66347-024D-4445-A9B6-D359148B8623

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