Title
Grand Camee de France
Subject
Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C. - 37 A.D.
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Livia, Empress, consort of Augustus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 58 B.C.-29 A.D.
Prisoners
Cameos
Description
Cameo is a method of carving, or an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewelry or vessel made in this manner. It nearly always features a raised (positive) relief image
contrast with intaglio, which has a negative image.
Creator
Unknown artist
Source
Kleiner, Fred S
A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
ca. 26 - 29
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
reliefs (sculptures)
sculpture (visual work)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4477753
vw-20110131-8
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Spatial Coverage
Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris, France)
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Roman
Audience
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Unknown artist, “Grand Camee de France,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/30357.