Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Cistophorus of Augustus
19-18 BCE (Early Roman Imperial)
Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, right; solid border.
Reverse: Shrine with open door revealing legionary vexillum (military standard) within; solid border.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1977-1978 | I, Claudius: Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Roman Empire
(Place of Origin)
Turkey, Asia Minor, Pergamum (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 in. (2.61 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.23