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Source Description
This cameo depicts the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, Diana, known as Artemis to the Greeks. She faces left with her hair bound at the back of her head, her signature quiver of arrows visible over her shoulder. Roman cameo glass was made by fusing layers of different colored glass on top of one another, then carving down to reveal each different color. There are at least four layers of glass in this cameo: a dark layer for the hair, a whitish layer for the skin, middle tone for the background, and a dark purple for the base.
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Document identity
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141925
label
Cameo: Head of Diana
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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141925
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object
title
Cameo: Head of Diana
description
This cameo depicts the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, Diana, known as Artemis to the Greeks. She faces left with her hair bound at the back of her head, her signature quiver of arrows visible over her shoulder. Roman cameo glass was made by fusing layers of different colored glass on top of one another, then carving down to reveal each different color. There are at least four layers of glass in this cameo: a dark layer for the hair, a whitish layer for the skin, middle tone for the background, and a dark purple for the base.
date
25 BCE - 100 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60746969
genreSpecific
Glass
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 3.7 x 3.3 cm (1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
cul
Italy, Roman
accession
1965.465
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tec
glass
tombstone
Cameo: Head of Diana, 25 BCE - 100 CE. Italy, Roman. Glass; overall: 3.7 x 3.3 cm (1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1965.465
collection
GR - Roman
didYouKnow
Ancient glass did not glitter; the iridescent film on this cameo developed over thousands of years.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “Golden Anniversary Acquisitions: September 10 through October 16.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 53, no. 7 (1966): 181–284.
page_number
Ill. p. 186, no. 3.
citation
“Recent Important Acquisitions: MADE BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.” <em>Journal of Glass Studies</em> 9 (1967): 133–43.
page_number
Ill. p. 133, no. 5.
citation
Cooney, John D. “Intaglios, Cameos, and Related Works.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 55, no. 4 (1968): 113–19.
page_number
Ill. Fig. 2.
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman
galleryDonorText
David and Inez Myers Foundation Gallery
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2026-05-29 07:17:08.045000
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141925
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Roman
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glass
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0
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photo
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