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Silk Road Collection
Glass

Cameo glass

  • Eastern Mediterranean
  • 3rd-1st century BC
  • glass
  • H3.5×W3.6cm

It is hard to tell because the surface has peeled off, but this piece depicts a winged woman (most likely Nike, the goddess of victory or Aurora, the goddess of dawn) riding a carriage pulled by two horses flying up into the sky.