Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . ftEMMA AUGISTEA, OF VIENNA. II. The Cameo of Vienna, or the Gemma Augustea, is not solarge as that of Paris, and presents but two scenes. It is su-perior as a work of art, and is in better preservation. It passedfrom the Abbey of Poissy to Germany, having been purchased byRudolph II. for 1200 ducats. It is considered the finest work inrelief extant. It has but two layers. Its shape is elliptical, 9 by8 inches. The subject is the reception of Drusus (father of Ger-manicus) after his victory over the Rhseti and Vindelici,
Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . ftEMMA AUGISTEA, OF VIENNA. II. The Cameo of Vienna, or the Gemma Augustea, is not solarge as that of Paris, and presents but two scenes. It is su-perior as a work of art, and is in better preservation. It passedfrom the Abbey of Poissy to Germany, having been purchased byRudolph II. for 1200 ducats. It is considered the finest work inrelief extant. It has but two layers. Its shape is elliptical, 9 by8 inches. The subject is the reception of Drusus (father of Ger-manicus) after his victory over the Rhseti and Vindelici, as Jove, and Livia as Rome, seated on thrones, welcomethe hero and his brother Tiberius. Behind Augustus are Neptuneand Cybele, who seem to be symbols of his powers over landand sea. CELEBRATED ENOBAYED STONES. 275. TAZZA FARNESE. III. The Tazza Farnese, at Naples. It is composed of a singlepiece of sardonyx, and is nearly a foot in diameter. The subjectof the sculpture has given rise to much learned and elaboratedisquisition. It is generally supposed to represent the apothe-osis of the first Ptolemy. According to Professor Quaranta,it represents Ptolemy Philadelphus, consecrating the festival ofthe harvest instituted by Alexander the Great, at the time ofthe foundation of Alexandria. The outside is ornamented withthe head of Medusa. The place of its discovery is is supposed to have been found in the Villa Adriana, nearEome. IV. The portraits of Ptolemy Philadelphus, and his first wifeArsinoe. According to Visconti, the head of Ptolemy Energetes,and Berenice. This cameo is of sardonyx, but is composed of t 2 276 HANDBOOK OF ARCHAEOLOGY. several pieces. The collars and ornaments given to each headconceal the joinings. It is in the Imperial collection of Kussia.
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