Title: Glass cameo: head of Augustus
Object type: Cameo with the head of Augustus
Date: early 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Period: Early Imperial, Tiberian
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Height: 1 1/8in. (2.9cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Emperor Augustus