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Museum August Kestner Ancient Cultures Gemmen, Kameen und Glaspasten. Die Sammlung geschnittener Steine [K 1411]
Porträt des Octavian und Waage (Gemme) (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Museum August Kestner / Christian Tepper (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Portrait of Octavian and Libra

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Description

The balance is the symbol for Iuno Moneta, the admonisher, in whose temple on the Capitol there was a mint. The scales of Moneta are the reference to the legacies issued by Caesar to the people, which Octavian, as his heir, made to about 250,000 people. (AVS)

Former August Kestner Collection, Rome

Material/Technique

Glass paste / carved

Measurements

Height: 1.15 cm, width: 0.99 cm

Detailed description

Jugendlicher Männerkopf - vielleicht Octavian - im Profil zwischen zwei Delphinen über einer Balkenwaage.

Literature

  • Schlüter, Margildis - Platz-Horster, Gertrud (1975): Antike Gemmen in deutschen Sammlungen IV. Hannover, Kestner Museum, Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. Wiesbaden, 133 Nr. 605
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