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52, Portrait (profile left): Augustus. Bust of Augustus, three-quarter back view, laurel-crowned, with spear and aegis with gorgoneion.

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  • Record Number: 40005015
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 52
  • Period of Original Gem: LATE 1ST CENT. BC.
  • Material of Original Gem: SARDONYX
  • Description: PORTRAIT (PROFILE LEFT): AUGUSTUS. BUST OF AUGUSTUS, THREE-QUARTER BACK VIEW, LAUREL-CROWNED, WITH SPEAR AND AEGIS WITH GORGONEION.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 42.11.30
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 481
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no.52
  • Shape: CAMEO
  • Size: 37X28X7.5
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:16:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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