Construction workers have unearthed a white marble head in the historic center of Rome.
The impressive piece, which is thought to be part of a statue of a female divinity, was discovered in a foundation uncovered during the works for the “redevelopment of the Mausoleum of Augustus and Piazza Augusto Imperatore.”
Posting a picture of the mud-covered relic on Twitter, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri wrote: “Roma continues to return precious evidence of its past: a splendid intact marble head was found during the works in Piazza Augusto Imperatore.”
Gualtieri went on to add that archaeologists and restorers are now “busy cleaning and studying the find.”