seanpburrus:This head on loan @metmuseum is made of lumachella orientale marble (N. Africa). Fossili
seanpburrus:This head on loan @metmuseum is made of lumachella orientale marble (N. Africa). Fossilized shell lends it the distinctive pattern #classicsincolor #romansculpture #romanhistory #rome #museum #marble (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) -- source link