Sardonyx Cameo with Busts of Two Members of the Imperial Family in the British Museum, May 2014

Object type: cameo

Museum number: 1899,0722.1

Description:

Three-layered sardonyx cameo engraved with confronted portrait-busts of two members of the imperial family as Jupiter Ammon and Juno-Isis; the female resembles the princesses of the imperial house of Gaius (Caligula) or Claudius.

Culture/period: Roman Imperial

Date: 37-50 (circa)

Materials: sardonyx

Technique: engraved

Dimensions: Length: 22 centimetres
Height: 15 centimetres

Bibliography: Gem 3619

Acquisition name: Purchased from: Broomielow (sale),
Previous owner/ex-collection: Marlborough

Acquisition date: 1899

Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities


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