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The image shows an architectural element in the Art Nouveau style, characteristic of buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is a decorative mascaron — a sculptural representation made of light-colored material, presumably plaster or stucco, installed on a pale blue background of the facade.
The mascaron is designed as a stylized female face with closed eyes, framed by wavy locks that smoothly transition into decorative volutes on the sides. Above the face is a small crown or star, as well as a second, smaller face with open eyes, creating an interesting dualistic effect. On the sides of the composition are vertical elements with geometric ornamentation.
Such decorative elements were popular in Art Nouveau architecture and served not only as ornamentation but also as a symbolic expression of the ideas of the era — the connection between the rational and irrational, natural and geometric. The mascaron is organically integrated into the overall composition of the facade, emphasized by gray architectural details at the edges of the image.