Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus
Object type: Cameo, portrait of Augustus
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Culture: Roman
Period: Early Imperial, Claudian
Date: ca. 41–54 CE
Medium: Sardonyx
Dimensions: 1 7/16 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in. (3.7 × 2.9 × 0.8 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
Accession year: 1942
Tags: Emperor Augustus|Men|Portraits|Profiles