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Cameo Glass Medallion of Augustus in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2011

Cameo Glass Medallion of Augustus in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2011
Title: Cameo glass medallion of the emperor Augustus

Medium; Technique: Glass; cast

Culture: Roman

Period: Early Imperial, Augustan

Date: early 1st century A.D.

Dimensions: H.: 1 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm)

Classification: Glass

Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881

Accession Number: 81.10.143

Description:

The Emperor Augustus is shown with his head veiled as was a custom when about to perform a sacrifice.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

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