Cammeo con ritratto dell'imperatore Augusto

ca. 41–54 CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

Il cammeo raffigura Augusto in veste di semidio trionfante e nudo che reca sulla spalla sinistra l’aegis, un mantello normalmente associato agli dei romani Giove e Minerva. Il mantello è decorato con la testa di un dio dei venti, da intendersi come personificazione dei venti estivi che spingevano le navi granarie fino a Roma dall’Egitto, allusione indiretta all’annessione dell’Egitto compiuta da Augusto dopo la sconfitta di Marco Antonio e Cleopatra ad Azio nel 31 a.C. La posa trasmette la solenne maestà che aveva caratterizzato il principato del primo imperatore. Nei lunghi anni del suo regno (27 a.C-14 d.C.), Augusto venne raffigurato in molti materiali e pose diverse, ma sempre come un uomo giovane e affascinante, dai tratti idealizzati.

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Titolo: Cammeo con ritratto dell'imperatore Augusto
Periodo: Età di Claudio
Data: 41-54 d.C.
Cultura: Romana
Materiale e tecnica: Sardonice
Dimensioni: Alt. 3,8 cm
Crediti: Acquistato, lascito di Joseph Pulitzer, 1942
Numero d'inventario: 42.11.30
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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