Object photograph·C05460c·1927–1931

Roman sculpture (E469)

Roman sculpture: a stone head and bust with short curled hair, photographed against a dark background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05460c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale stone head with short, curled hair combed forward over the brow sits on a rectangular base. The face shows some speckling and marks on its surface. A small metal plaque with printed text is fixed to the front of the base, and the dark background makes the head stand out.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture, E469.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur, E469.