Sardonyx cameo of a double capricorn with a portrait of the emperor Augustus
Unknown Artist
ca. 27 BCE–14 CE
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