Nina Willburger

For #ReliefWednesday the so called Gemma Claudia, made of five-layered onyx. Emperor Claudius and his forth wife Agrippina minor are depicted on the left, opposite her parents Germanicus - brother of Claudius - and Agrippina maior.
The cameo was presumably made on the occasion of Claudius' and Agrippina's wedding in 49 AD.
Agrippina was the mother of Nero. It was rumoured that she poisoned her husband and uncle Claudius with a dish of mushrooms

On display at Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

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Mar 18 at 9:38amWeb
Show threadSari Mikkonen 🇫🇮🌻🇪🇺1d ago
@ninawillburger uhhuh this incest may have contributed to Nero being such a stable genius?!
Show threadNina Willburger1d ago
@karhutar Claudius was not the father of Nero
Show threadEdwardCam2851d ago
@ninawillburger Indeed Agrippina has a good claim to being the most depraved woman in history.
Show threadArdentArchivist1d ago

@ninawillburger

"Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out!"

… and don’t touch the figs.

Or mushrooms.

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