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Gemma Augustea

Gemma Augustea
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Description: Early 1st century CE. Onyx, 7-1/2" × 9" (19 × 23 cm). Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

An exquisite large onyx cameo (a gemstone carved in low relief) known as the Gemma Augustea glorifies Augustus as triumphant over barbarians and as the deified emperor.

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