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Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus

ca. A.D. 41–54

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus
  • Date Created: ca. A.D. 41–54
  • Physical Dimensions: 1 7/16 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in. (3.7 × 2.9 × 0.8 cm)
  • Type: Cameo, portrait of Augustus
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254473
  • Medium: Sardonyx
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Early Imperial, Claudian
  • Culture: Roman
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