Object photograph·Csn3771·1927–1931

Roman sculpture, Metropolitan Museum 1316

Marble head of a youth with curly hair, photographed against a dark background on a black base. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3771. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved white stone head of a young person with short, curled hair framing the forehead and ears, shown frontally on a dark square base. The eyes are deeply cut, the nose is partly intact and the lips are closed, and the chin and neck are fully visible. The surface is weathered, with some pitting and small chips around the cheek and chin.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman sculpture, Metropolitan Museum 1316.

Swedish, as on the record

Romersk skulptur, Metropolitan Museum 1316.