id: 155850
accession number: 1991.154
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.154
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Cameo with Portrait of the Emperor Augustus (reigned 30 BC - AD 14), AD 14-37. Italy, Rome, Reign of Tiberius. Travertine; overall: 4.6 x 6.4 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1991.154
title: Cameo with Portrait of the Emperor Augustus (reigned 30 BC - AD 14)
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creation date: AD 14-37
creation date earliest: 14
creation date latest: 37
current location: 103 Roman
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Italy, Rome, Reign of Tiberius
technique: travertine
department: Greek and Roman Art
collection: GR - Roman
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 4.6 x 6.4 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
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fun fact:
Augustus, the emperor depicted on this cameo, had the month of August named after him.
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CITATIONS
Turner, Evan H. "Selected 1991 Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 2 (1992): 63-83.
page number: Reproduced: p. 66; Mentioned: p. 76
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161350
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004.
page number: Cover image and p. 57, fig. 2.4.
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