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Cameo: CG 523

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Current Location: Gallery 21

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Description

Bust of Aphrodite (Venus), three quarters to the front. Her face is youthful, and her hair is parted at the forehead and arranged in long strands , swept upwards and secured by means of a headband. The features recall those of both Antonia and Livia. the goddess wears a chiton and holds a cup in her left hand with which she nourishes an eagle with swept-back wings, representing Imperial power.

Measurements and weight

Height: 35 mm
Width: 30 mm

Relative size of this object

3 m3.5 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought

Dating

Late first century B.C.
Circa -0050 BC - Circa AD

School or Style

Augustan or Tiberian, Court School

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Blue sapphire

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 523
Primary reference Number: 124601
Gem catalogue number: CM.19.1967

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 31 January 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Cameo" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124601 Accessed: 2023-06-09 00:18:45

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