CNN —Construction workers have unearthed a white marble head in the historic center of Rome, the city’s mayor has revealed on social media.
It said that the head was found on the eastern side of the area currently being worked on.
“The newly found head, of elegant craftsmanship, sculpted in Greek marble, probably belongs to a statue of a female divinity, perhaps Aphrodite, of natural dimensions.
He explained that the head was unearthed, intact, in the foundation of a late antique wall.
The head was found to be in the foundations of this wall.
Persons:
Roberto Gualtieri, Roma, Piazza Augusto Imperatore, ” Gualtieri, Augustus, Aphrodite, ”, Claudio Parisi Presicce, Parisi Presicce, conservators
Organizations:
CNN, Roma Press, Roma
Locations:
Rome, Piazza, ”