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Cameo with Portrait of the Emperor Augustus (reigned 30 BC - AD 14)

AD 14–37

Italy, Rome, Reign of Tiberius

Travertine

Overall: 4.6 x 6.4 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1991.154

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Augustus, the emperor depicted on this cameo, had the month of August named after him.

Citations

Safani Gallery (New York, N.Y.). The Art of Rome: An Exhibition of Sculpture, Wall Paintings, Bronzes, Jewelry, and Glasses of the Roman Period, Dec. 2, 1983-Jan. 14, 1984. Safani Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1983. Discussed and reproduced p. 15

Hausmann, Ulrich. "Bemerkungen zum "Dritten" Portrat-Typus des Tiberius" in Numismatica e antichità classiche, Quaderni ticinesi, Vol. 14.1985. p. 211-225. Discussed p. 224, reproduced pl IV, no. 4

Henig, Martin. The Content Family Collection of Ancient Cameos. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. 1990. Ref. p. 108

Platz-Horster, Gertrud. Nil und Euthenia: der Kalzitkameo im Antikenmuseum Berlin. Berlin: W. de Gruyter, 1992. pp. 8-9, fig. 5.

Turner, Evan H. "Selected 1991 Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 2 (1992): 63-83. Reproduced: p. 66; Mentioned: p. 76 www.jstor.org

Hausmann, Ulrich. "Überlegungen zum Germanicus-Porträt" in Mitteilungen Des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Römische Abteilung. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, Vol. 103. 1996. p.139-164. Plate 42, fig 4. Discussed p. 149.

DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004. Cover image and p. 57, fig. 2.4.

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