Sujet
Portrait of Antonia Minor, A.D. 41-54. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Portrait of Antonia Minor, A.D. 41-54. Additional Info: Continuing a dynasty can be much harder than starting one. The successors of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, worked hard to demonstrate their connection to Augustus and hence their right to rule. Antonia Minor, shown here in this large cameo, was Augustus's niece and the mother of possible heirs to the throne. The cameo depicts Antonia wearing a veil and a diadem in the guise of a priestess of the cult of the deified Augustus. Stars and a portrait of Augustus wearing a laurel wreath decorate the diadem. The cameo was probably carved after Antonia's death in A.D. 37, during the reign of her son Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM24A71_050
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
62,6Mo (1,3Mo) / 37,3cm x 42,0cm / 4409 x 4960 (300dpi)