158, Portrait (profile right): Octavia. Bust of a woman, dress falling from one shoulder, a spear upright before her. Generally now taken as a portrait of Octavia as Artemis; attributed to Solon by Vollenweider.

Record Number: 40004647
Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
Reference Number: 158
Period of Original Gem: LATE 1ST CENT. BC.
Material of Original Gem: AGATE
Description: PORTRAIT (PROFILE RIGHT): OCTAVIA. BUST OF A WOMAN, DRESS FALLING FROM ONE SHOULDER, A SPEAR UPRIGHT BEFORE HER. GENERALLY NOW TAKEN AS A PORTRAIT OF OCTAVIA AS ARTEMIS; ATTRIBUTED TO SOLON BY VOLLENWEIDER.
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown: 1954.11-6.1
Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 122
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 158
Size: 57X49

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