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Sardonyx cameo of a double capricorn with a portrait of the emperor Augustus

Unknown Artist

ca. 27 BCE–14 CE

Sardonyx cameo of a double capricorn with a portrait of the emperor Augustus by Unknown Artist

Medium

Sardonyx, gold

Dimensions

H. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)

Classification

Gems

Culture & Period

Roman · Early Imperial, Augustan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Milton Weil, 1929

Accession Number

29.175.4

Tags

Emperor AugustusGoats

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