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Gold ring with carnelian intaglio portrait of Tiberius

ca. 14–37 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166
Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, was already fifty-six years old when he became emperor in A.D. 14. His accession established the precedent of dynastic rule in Rome by the Julio-Claudian family. Despite long years of experience as a general and administrator under Augustus, Tiberius was not a popular ruler and spent the last ten years of his reign living in seclusion on the island of Capri.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gold ring with carnelian intaglio portrait of Tiberius
  • Period: Early Imperial, Tiberian
  • Date: ca. 14–37 CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Gold, carnelian
  • Dimensions: Overall: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
  • Classification: Gold and Silver
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Bothmer Purchase Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.230.7
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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