Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus

Medium

Sardonyx

Dimensions

1 7/16 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in. (3.7 × 2.9 × 0.8 cm)

Classification

Gems

Culture & Period

Roman · Early Imperial, Claudian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942

Accession Number

42.11.30

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