Bust of a Roman Emperor
A carved sardonyx cameo set in a gold oval frame shows a laureate male profile facing right, his hair tied with a ribbon and a pendant necklace at his chest. The white figure stands out against the dark banded stone, with gold-toned layers in the laurel and drapery.
Look closer: A small oval cameo pendant hangs from the necklace at the bottom of the bust.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- mid–late 16th century
- Medium
- Sardonyx and gold
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1536 × 1729 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Milton Weil Collection, 1938