De vita Caesarum 4: Caligula, 39.1

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
De vita Caesarum 4: Caligula, 39.1
Quotation
In Gallia quoque, cum damnatarum sororum ornamenta et supellectilem et servos atque etiam libertos immensis pretiis vendidisset, invitatus lucro, quidquid instrumenti veteris aulae erat ab urbe repetiit ...
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
The sisters of the Emperor Caligula
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Sculptuer
Visual Work: Painting
Visual Work: Furniture
Medium/a Ornamenting
Most obviously "jewellery" (as very commonly beyond the scope of this document).
Also possibly visual works and media, given the context and its reference to "furniture" and the "paraphernalia of the palace"
Notes
Ornamenta mentioned in parallel with jewels, furniture, and slaves.
Item Identifier
A00313
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