Head of Livia portrayed as Ceres
Sardonyx, gold.
20—29 CE. Inv. No. 14549.Florence, National Archaeological Museum, Corridor of Maria Maddalena dei MediciPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Head of Livia portrayed as Ceres.

Sardonyx, gold.
20—29 CE.
Inv. No. 14549.

Florence, National Archaeological Museum, Corridor of Maria Maddalena dei Medici
(Firenze, Museo archeologico nazionale di Firenze, Corridoio di Maria Maddalena dei Medici).

Description:

20. Testa di Cerere o Livia

Inv. 14549. Giuliano n° 155.
Calcedonio su altro fondo. 5,2 × 4,6.

Frammento d’età giulio-claudia, restaurato probabilmente nel ’600.

Luigi Tondo
Literature:
Giuliano, 155;
Migliarini, M. 155;
Pelli, III, 165707;
Puccini 114;
Zannoni, V, 30, 12.
Credits:
© 2019. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: the museum annotation.
© 1996. Description: I cammei dei Medici e dei Lorena nel Museo Archeologico di Firenze. Manifestatione Relativa al Vertice Europeo, Firenze, 1996, p. 100, cat. no. 20.
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