Wednesday, May 29, 2024
A Hole in the Head
Bronze head from Olympia, ca. 630 BC (Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum, F 1890):
John Boardman, Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period (London: Thames and Hidson, 1978), fig. 37:
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Bronze head from Olympia. Hollow cast, probably from a complete figure which served as a support, perhaps for a bowl (there is a hole at the crown of the head). The hair is shown by incised vertical wavy lines at the back but in horizontal layers at the side. The eyes were inlaid.
