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
Citation
Unknown artist, “Grand Camee de France,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed March 7, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/30357.