Object photograph·C02636b·1927–1931

Roman sculpture

Head of a male statue in stone, with short curled hair and a broken neck. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02636b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a man with short, tightly curled hair, deep-set eyes, a broad nose and a closed mouth. The surface is weathered and slightly pitted, and the neck ends in a rough break. The head is photographed head-on against a plain pale grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur.