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Object photograph·C05460·1927–1931

Roman sculpture

Roman sculpture: marble head with short hair on a white plinth, against a dark background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05460. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A marble head with short hair, a broken and rough-edged top, and a weathered, pitted surface stands on a white square plinth. The neck rises into the plinth, and the face is shown in three-quarter view against a plain black background. A dark printed plaque is fixed to the front of the plinth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur.