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Author Topic: The Gemma Constantiniana - a bloody tale of greed and madness  (Read 705 times)

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Offline Heliodromus

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An awesome not-to-be-missed twitter thread here on the fabulous story of the Gemma Constantiniana.

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The Gemma Constantiniana is an astonishing work of Roman art but its journey across the millennia has been every bit as incredible: a tale of crusades, plunder, fantastic voyages, shipwreck, bloody mutiny and murder. Let's follow this masterpiece on its odyssey through time..

-- Gareth Harney

https://twitter.com/OptimoPrincipi/status/1379365137862291456

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Re: The Gemma Constantiniana - a bloody tale of greed and madness
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2021, 03:34:20 pm »
Hi folks,

That cameo depicts a chariot being pulled by 2 centaurs.

I have a Roman Provincial, Egypt, Domitian AE coin with that same theme (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_egypt_pt04.htm

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