Roman charioteer driving a biga to victory

Aurigator or Roman charioteer driving a biga, a two-horse chariot. He wears a pileus felt hat and holds a whip. The palm signifies victory in a race. In carnelian. Avricatore. In corgnola. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685

1685 Abraham Blooteling Antique Gem Biga Carnelian Charioteer Classical Mythology Depicti Ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi Felt Hat Gemmae Et Sculpturae Antiquae Gemstone Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Leonardo Agostini

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