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title: Great Cameo of France
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4116/great-cameo-of-france/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Great Cameo of France
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4116.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Great Cameo of France is a five-layered sardonyx cameo divided into three levels which depicts members of the [Julio-Claudian dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/111/julio-claudian-dynasty/), circa 23 CE. The Great Cameo of France is the largest cameo to survive from the ancient world. It contains 24 engraved figures. The dead are placed in the upper part, while the middle register represents the world of the living. [Tiberius](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tiberius/) in the center of the cameo sits on his throne, along with his mother and the wife of [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/), [Livia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Livia_Drusilla/). The divine Augustus can be recognized in the upper register, with his head veiled and encircled by a radiant crown. (Cabinet des Médailles, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
## Cite This Work
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