Portrait / Drawing of a face

((:caput hominis ad sin.))


Description of Drawing (English) head of person facing left
Findspot Smyrna, Basilica (Agora.1)
Drawing Category Human figures
Writing Style charcoal
Bibliography Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 331.
Commentary Dipinto of a head, located in the upper left quarter of the back wall of Bay 32. The female head, in profile, is turned toward the left. The face is characterized by a large, roughly oval, eye with marked pupil, a pointed nose, an open mouth with thin lips, and a prominent, rounded chin. The neck is thin and elongated. The forehead is covered by a wavy bang; the rest of the hairstyle is mostly faded, but it seems that the hair was loose on the shoulder.
Suggested Citation AGP-SMYD00323, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYD00323> [accessed: 02 Apr 2025]
Contributions

Editor: Roger S. Bagnall

Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall

Last Revision: 2016-10-03