Bust of a Roman Emperor, possibly Galba
A carved agate cameo shows a man in profile facing right, with short curled hair and a draped garment over his shoulders. The cut takes advantage of the stone's pink and cream banding, which shapes the bust and background.
Look closer: Faint pale banding in the upper background shapes the stone around the head.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- probably mid-16th century
- Medium
- Agate
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3000 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1567).
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