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Cameo glass medallion of the emperor Augustus

Cameo glass medallion of the emperor Augustus. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H.: 1 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm). Date: early 1st century A.D.. Matt cobalt blue, deep blue, almost opaque and appearing black, and opaque white. Oval with slightly beveled, ground edge, flat back. Decoration in high relief: bust of male shown frontally, with broad forehead, prominent ears, and clean-shaven features; on head, laurel wreath and chlamys that covers top of head and falls on either side of neck behind ears; below throat, toga hanging in folds. Complete, but damaged with loss of nose and proper right side of bust; dulling and pitting, with small patches of faint creamy weathering. The Emperor Augustus is shown with his head veiled as was the custom when about to perform a sacrifice.
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Cameo glass medallion of the emperor Augustus
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Cameo glass medallion of the emperor Augustus. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H.: 1 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm). Date: early 1st century A.D.. Matt cobalt blue, deep blue, almost opaque and appearing black, and opaque white. Oval with slightly beveled, ground edge, flat back. Decoration in high relief: bust of male shown frontally, with broad forehead, prominent ears, and clean-shaven features; on head, laurel wreath and chlamys that covers top of head and falls on either side of neck behind ears; below throat, toga hanging in folds. Complete, but damaged with loss of nose and proper right side of bust; dulling and pitting, with small patches of faint creamy weathering. The Emperor Augustus is shown with his head veiled as was the custom when about to perform a sacrifice.
Technik/Material:
Glass; cast in two layers
Zeitraum:
Early Imperial, Augustan
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Standort:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
? Modellfreigabe: Nein - ? Eigentumsfreigabe: Nein
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Bildgröße:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Druckgröße:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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