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Source Description
This piece is a 19th-century cast of a Roman sardonyx cameo depicting the head of the Roman emperor Augustus in profile to the left.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9057
label
Cast of a Cameo with the Head of Emperor Augustus
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9057
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cast of a Cameo with the Head of Emperor Augustus
description
This piece is a 19th-century cast of a Roman sardonyx cameo depicting the head of the Roman emperor Augustus in profile to the left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
intaglios (sculptural objects)
casts
cameos
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.9
height
4.6
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 15/16 x W: 1 13/16 x D: 3/8 in. (4.9 x 4.6 x 1 cm)
Source extras
med
glass
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
1994
2506
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3e9d190933c797ee