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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

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought

Dating

1st Century BC, Late
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

Related exhibitions

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

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