Roman Limestone Head
Roman Limestone Head
3D
Published 2021-03-05T16:22:49+00:00
Limestone woman's head, larger than life-size.
The head is set, frontal and neckless, upon a base. The facial features are striking, because of the intensity of feeling conveyed and because of the linear style of raised ridges in which they are rendered. The eyes are set close together under a furrowed brow: they are almond-shaped and protuberant, with the lids defined by ridges and the pupils by a drilled hole. The nose is long and separated by a groove from the mouth, which is small and down-turned. The chin is prominent. The hair is shown as thick strands, drawn to the sides from a central parting and secured by a narrow band or diadem, with central rosette. A stylised kiss-curl (rather incongruously) lies on each cheek. The whole face has a mask-like quality because it is so flat: the ears are depicted frontally, and a profile view shows that the brow, nose and chin all project in the same plane.
Photos taken in November 2018 with Sony a6000 and processed in Agisoft Photoscan.
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| Date published | 05/03/2021 |
| Title | Roman Limestone Head |
| Dimension | Diameter: 310 millimetres Height: 570 millimetres Width: 345 millimetres |
| Accession | Donated by: Sir J Fermor-Hesketh in 1903 |
| Medium | limestone |
| Record | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1903-1121-1 |
| Place | British Museum |