Onyx cameo bust of Caracalla

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ca. 211–217 CE · Onyx · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 211–217 CE

Medium

Onyx

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942