Amber disk with a nereid riding a triton, Imperial, ca. 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Amber, Diam.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, Valued for its rarity and richness, amber was an increasingly favored precious material from the time of the emperor Nero, when it became more widely available. The elder Pliny, in his Natural History, tells us that amber was imported from the Baltic coast of Germany
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Amber disk, nereid riding, triton, Imperial, ca, 1st–early 2nd century .D, Roman, Amber, Diam, 2 3/4, 7 cm, Miscellaneous-Amber, Valued, rarity, richness, amber, increasingly favored precious, material, time, emperor Nero, widely available, elder Pliny, Natural History, tells us, imported, Baltic coast, Germany
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