Gold ring with cameo glass portrait of the Emperor Augustus

Unknown Artist

1st half of 1st century CE

Gold ring with cameo glass portrait of the Emperor Augustus by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold with glass

Dimensions

Overall: 3/4 x 5/8 x 1in. (1.9 x 1.6 x 2.5cm)

Classification

Gold and Silver|Glass

Culture & Period

Roman · Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Robert Haber and The Artemis Group, 1995

Accession Number

1995.85.1

Tags

Emperor AugustusProfiles

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