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Object photograph·C02639·1927–1931

Roman sculpture

Carved stone head of a man with short curly hair, shown on a thin rod stand.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02639. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head of a man with short, tightly curled hair, turned toward the viewer's left, with the flat-cut base of the neck at the bottom. It is held on a thin dark rod against a plain grey backdrop. The face has a broad jaw, a straight nose and a small mouth, and the surface shows some small marks and pitting.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur.