Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Not on view
The man’s compactly curled hair and beard recall those of the Antonine emperors. Ernst Kris, author of the Weil catalogue, reasonably suggested Aelius Verus, whom Hadrian adopted as praetor and consul but who predeceased him by drinking poison. Aelius Verus was habitually shown with an anxiously knitted brow. This largish caramel-hued gem was in the Marlborough collection in the eighteenth century.
This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Bust of a Roman
Date: probably 17th century
Culture: Italian
Medium: Cryptocrystalline quartz (probably chalcedony) and gold
Dimensions:
Overall in gold frame: 3 x 2 3/16 in. (7.6 x 5.5 cm);
Visible cameo: 69.3 x 49.6 x 20.2 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1938
Object Number: 38.150.30
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
