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Cameo: Head of Diana

Cameo: Head of Diana

25 BCE - 100 CE
glass
Overall: 3.7 x 3.3 cm (1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman 1965.465
Location: 103 Roman

Did You Know?

Ancient glass did not glitter; the iridescent film on this cameo developed over thousands of years.

Description

This cameo depicts the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, Diana, known as Artemis to the Greeks. She faces left with her hair bound at the back of her head, her signature quiver of arrows visible over her shoulder. Roman cameo glass was made by fusing layers of different colored glass on top of one another, then carving down to reveal each different color. There are at least four layers of glass in this cameo: a dark layer for the hair, a whitish layer for the skin, middle tone for the background, and a dark purple for the base.
  • Bronislaw Huberman
    on loan to Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna for 25 years
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Golden Anniversary Acquisitions: September 10 through October 16.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 53, no. 7 (1966): 181–284. Ill. p. 186, no. 3. www.jstor.org
    “Recent Important Acquisitions: MADE BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.” Journal of Glass Studies 9 (1967): 133–43. Ill. p. 133, no. 5. www.jstor.org
    Cooney, John D. “Intaglios, Cameos, and Related Works.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 55, no. 4 (1968): 113–19. Ill. Fig. 2. www.jstor.org
  • Collecting Drawings in England. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).
    Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).
    Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).
  • {{cite web|title=Cameo: Head of Diana|url=false|author=|year=25 BCE - 100 CE|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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