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Onyx cameo bust of Caracalla

Onyx cameo bust of Caracalla. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H.: 1 1/16 x 15/16 in. (2.7 x 2.4 cm). Date: ca. A.D. 211-217. 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.
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Title:
Onyx cameo bust of Caracalla
Caption:
Onyx cameo bust of Caracalla. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H.: 1 1/16 x 15/16 in. (2.7 x 2.4 cm). Date: ca. A.D. 211-217. 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.
Technique/material:
ONYX
Period:
Mid-Imperial, Severan
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3981 x 3982 px | 45.4 MB
Print size:
33.7 x 33.7 cm | 13.3 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
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