Portrait-Head
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| Findspot |
Smyrna, Basilica
(Agora.1)
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| Writing Style | Charcoal |
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| Bibliography | Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 255. |
| Commentary | Dipinto of a male head in profile, located in the upper left quadrant of the back wall of Bay 25. The graffito is partially obliterated by a later drawing of a phallus (see D25.1) and affected by some fading. The head is turned to the left, and there is a short line starting from the chin that indicates the beginning of the neck. The man has short, wavy hair on the front, rendered with small curved lines; they become longer toward the back, where they are drawn in longer and parallel lines. The forehead is broad and straight, the nose long and pointed. A large eye, with indication of the pupil, is placed anatomically correctly, but there are no traces left of the mouth. This head is probably connected to T25.2. |
| Suggested Citation | AGP-SMYD00254, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYD00254> [accessed: 21 Aug 2025] |