Un aspecto de la imagen del poder: Los retratos en los camafeos de tradición augustea

Pilar Fernández Uriel

doi:10.5209/eiko.73376

An Aspect of the Image of Power

The Portraits in the Cameos of Augustan Tradition

Pilar Fernández Uriel National University of Distance Education https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4019-4538

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/eiko.73376

Keywords: Cameos, Iconography, Documentation, Julio-Claudian Gens, Augustan Period, Symbolism

Abstract

This article selects and classifies several cameos that are representative portraits of Augustus and male and female characters that belonged to the Julio-Claudian Gens. This involves a chronological period from 31 BC to 68 AD. Is a study with iconographic perspective, considering that their images convey a valuable historical documentation.

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Fernández Uriel, Pilar. “An Aspect of the Image of Power: The Portraits in the Cameos of Augustan Tradition”. Eikón / Imago 2, no. 1 (June 14, 2013): 113–146. Accessed July 13, 2026. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/73376.

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