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Fragmentary bronze portrait of the emperor Caracalla

ca. 211–217 CE
Not on view
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in April 2023. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.
This portrait depicts Caracalla as a grown man, when he was sole emperor. He succeeded his father, Septimius Severus, who died at York in A.D. 211 during campaigns in northern Britain. Caracalla only reigned for six years before his own death near Carrhae in northern Mesopotamia while campaigning against the Parthians.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragmentary bronze portrait of the emperor Caracalla
  • Period: Mid-Imperial, Severan
  • Date: ca. 211–217 CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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