Jugate heads of Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, 121–180) a

A carved white cameo in profile, set in a gold oval mount with a ring bail, against a dark blue-black ground. A single figure faces left, hair arranged in tight curls and a draped garment at the shoulder. The stone is a layered onyx, and the pendant sits centered on a plain grey background.

Look closer: A small gold ring bail projects from the top of the mount.

Artist

Unknown

Date

probably 17th century

Medium

Onyx, gold mount

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Milton Weil Collection, 1939