Bust of Roman Emperor
A carved stone bust of a bearded man with short curls, his head turned upward and to one side, set within a circular recessed frame. A folded drapery covers his shoulders, and the relief is worked with deep shadows and smooth modeling.
Look closer: Fine incised ring lines run around the inner edge of the roundel behind the head.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1525–30 (?)
- Medium
- Limestone
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1468 × 1824 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1540).
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, Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941