Sardonyx cameo with a man and woman on a couch, Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Greek or Roman, Sardonyx, Length: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm), Gems, The dolphin-shaped head of the couch and the shell symbolize Aphrodite, born of the sea. The attributes of Aphrodite are evidently merely symbolical, for the representation has an earthy flavor and may be a scene from a comedy
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Sardonyx cameo, man, woman, couch, Late Hellenistic, Early Imperial, 1st century B.C.–1st .D, Greek, Roman, Sardonyx, Length, 1 7/16, 3.6 cm, Gems, dolphin-shaped, head, shell symbolize, Aphrodite, born, sea, attributes, evidently merely, symbolical, representation, earthy flavor, scene, comedy
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