Glass cameo: head of Augustus, early 1st century

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Glass cameo: head of Augustus, Early Imperial, Augustan, early 1st century , Roman, Glass, Height: 1 1/8in. (), Translucent deep amber brown, colorless, and colorless with a bluish tinge. Oval disk in two layers of varying thickness with flat back, ground edge, and gently sloping upper surface; slight undercutting around edge to head; fused to disk, a carved head in high relief

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Size: 5017px × 4117px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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