Onyx cameo bust of Caracalla
Caracalla succeeded to the imperial throne when his father, Septimius Severus, died in Eburacum (modern York, England) in A.D. 211. After disposing of his brother and co-emperor, Geta, Caracalla embarked on a number of military campaigns that took him to the Rhine and Danube frontiers. In A.D. 216, he launched a major expedition against Parthia, but he died in mysterious circumstances near Carrhae (modern Harran, Turkey) the following year.
Artwork Details
- Title: Onyx cameo bust of Caracalla
- Period: Mid-Imperial, Severan
- Date: ca. 211–217 CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Onyx
- Dimensions: H.: 1 1/16 x 15/16 in. (2.7 x 2.4 cm)
- Classification: Gems
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942
- Object Number: 42.11.31
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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