Shell cameo of Aurora in her biga, after Guido Reni

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Jewellery. Brooch. Shell cameo of Aurora in her biga after Guido Reni, mounted in gold. Unknown maker, English. Reni, Guido, after (Italian, 1575-1642). Oval with a pin fastening across the back and a hook at bottom centre. Gold, shell, height 6.1 cm, width 7.2 cm, c. 1860. Neoclassical.

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Accession Number: M.41-1983
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3D II-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 892 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 185.21kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2009:04:06 01:42:58

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19th Century Aurora biga brooch cameo chariot cherubs English female Fitz_AA gold Guido Reni horses jewellery jewelry mythological mythology neo-classical Neoclassical oval shell shell cameo

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