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Cameo Portraying Emperor Claudius as Jupiter

Cameo: Roman, mid-first century Mount: Italian, late 16th century
Cameo: sardonyx Mount: gold, pearls, and enamel
5.7 × 0.8 cm (2.2 × 0.3 in)

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