Top part of a man's head. The shaven head and small x-shaped scar over the right eye identify the man as a priest of the goddess Isis. The x-shape, representative of a sign for life, was a symbol of the man's devotion to the goddess.
Romano, Irene B. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2006. See: p. 217, no. 107
De Puma, Richard D. Roman Portraits: [exhibition] University of Iowa Museum of Art, September 10-October 20, 1988. University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1988. Page/Fig./Plate: 56-57, no. 21
