Gold ring with cameo glass portrait of the Emperor Augustus
Many such small decorative items were probably made as gifts for friends and supporters of Augustus and his dynasty. At the top end of the scale were real sardonyx cameos, made for those with close family ties, while at the other end were plain glass medallions, mass produced for distribution to soldiers in the imperial army, who wore them as phalerae (medallions) on their armor.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gold ring with cameo glass portrait of the Emperor Augustus
- Period: Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian
- Date: 1st half of 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Gold with glass
- Dimensions: Overall: 3/4 x 5/8 x 1in. (1.9 x 1.6 x 2.5cm)
- Classifications: Gold and Silver, Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Haber and The Artemis Group, 1995
- Object Number: 1995.85.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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