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The general shape of the face approximates most closely to that of Nos. 6 and 7 : it is slightly
more rounded. An improvement is to be noticed in the modelling of the eyes and mouth. The
former, owing to the curvature of the upper lids, which rises more suddenly at the inner than at the
outer end, appear to incline downwards rather than upwards at the corner further from the nose,
and the appearance produced is more natural than that under the older method. A similar result is
obtained in the case of the mouth by the absence of deep hollows at the corners and by the bow-
like outline of the upper lip, a modification at which the artists of Nos. 10 and II had arrived,
though with less happy effect. The date of the present heads cannot be much later than that
ascribed to the two preceding ones.
Nos. 14—17. It would be idle to attempt any separation of these four heads in point of date.
The treatment of the facial features is almost identical in each case. The eyes, whilst no longer
symmetrically sided and of unnatural length, do not attain to the perfection of shape found in the
head which we shall next discuss, and this is also lacking in the case of the mouth, which has,
nevertheless, lost all trace of archaism. The increased boldness of the curve between lower lip and
chin—especially marked in No. 14—is also to be noticed. These features point to the latter half of
the fifth century as the date of the heads.
The clay of No. 14 is friable and light red in colour ; that of Nos. 15 and 17 is, I think, of the
same origin as that of Nos. 6 and 7 ; whilst that of No. 16 resembles most closely that of No. 9.
The modelling of the hair and the form of head-dress differ in the three cases, Nos. 15—17, where
they have not been entirely broken away. In two instances, Nos. 15 and 16, there are traces of red
paint upon the hair, and in Nos. 14 and 15 on the lips.
No. 15. The hair is arranged as in No. II, etc., whilst the head-dress probably resembled that
of Nos. 2 and 10. It would be rash, however, to assert that this similarity to the older heads
proves No. 15 to be of earlier date than the three heads with whicl
No. 16 [see Plate x.), which was, and indeed is, a head of con<
much damaged. The stephane, which decorated the top of the
exception of a small portion at the right-hand end, which is orname
|" in diameter. In front of this the hair was just visible at eitl
temple it was apparently hidden by a continuation of the head-dre;
rosettes and, above the centre of the forehead, with a bow in addit
No. 17 (see Plate x.). The coiffure is even more elaborate,
which is immediately over the forehead, is entirely concealed by a
under a huge tiara or stephane, and fastened above the centre of
into a large bow. A crimped edge finishes it off prettily in front, ;
amount of hair is allowed to escape. The general effect even now
a matter of great regret that, though no fewer than twelve fragmen
together, a large and important portion of it is irrecoverably lost.
No. 18 [see Plate xl), which appears to be the latest but two o
of the collection. It is the best preserved of all the heads both as to
is the same as that of No. 10, etc., but is of much greater thickn
that it owes its preservation in its present condition. The head is t
light blue and originally ornamented with five or more rosettes. o
surface is flat, but at the end it is wavy. Below this is a thick roll
the temples and conceals the ears. This style of dressing the hair 1
archaic female figures in the Acropolis Museum at Athens (No. 683
be termed a French air to the head. In the present case the model!
the surface of the clay has been pitted with a stick or pointed tool i
a very effective imitation of frizzed hair, and has been painted a r
the features are excellently rendered : the brows are sharply cut
shaped and skilfully shaded by means of the emphasis given to the
effect of eyelashes, necessitated by the impossibility of actually ri
almost straight and continues the frontal line without a break ; the
the bow-like curve noticed in one or two of the earlier heads. Th<
79
The general shape of the face approximates most closely to that of Nos. 6 and 7 : it is slightly
more rounded. An improvement is to be noticed in the modelling of the eyes and mouth. The
former, owing to the curvature of the upper lids, which rises more suddenly at the inner than at the
outer end, appear to incline downwards rather than upwards at the corner further from the nose,
and the appearance produced is more natural than that under the older method. A similar result is
obtained in the case of the mouth by the absence of deep hollows at the corners and by the bow-
like outline of the upper lip, a modification at which the artists of Nos. 10 and II had arrived,
though with less happy effect. The date of the present heads cannot be much later than that
ascribed to the two preceding ones.
Nos. 14—17. It would be idle to attempt any separation of these four heads in point of date.
The treatment of the facial features is almost identical in each case. The eyes, whilst no longer
symmetrically sided and of unnatural length, do not attain to the perfection of shape found in the
head which we shall next discuss, and this is also lacking in the case of the mouth, which has,
nevertheless, lost all trace of archaism. The increased boldness of the curve between lower lip and
chin—especially marked in No. 14—is also to be noticed. These features point to the latter half of
the fifth century as the date of the heads.
The clay of No. 14 is friable and light red in colour ; that of Nos. 15 and 17 is, I think, of the
same origin as that of Nos. 6 and 7 ; whilst that of No. 16 resembles most closely that of No. 9.
The modelling of the hair and the form of head-dress differ in the three cases, Nos. 15—17, where
they have not been entirely broken away. In two instances, Nos. 15 and 16, there are traces of red
paint upon the hair, and in Nos. 14 and 15 on the lips.
No. 15. The hair is arranged as in No. II, etc., whilst the head-dress probably resembled that
of Nos. 2 and 10. It would be rash, however, to assert that this similarity to the older heads
proves No. 15 to be of earlier date than the three heads with whicl
No. 16 [see Plate x.), which was, and indeed is, a head of con<
much damaged. The stephane, which decorated the top of the
exception of a small portion at the right-hand end, which is orname
|" in diameter. In front of this the hair was just visible at eitl
temple it was apparently hidden by a continuation of the head-dre;
rosettes and, above the centre of the forehead, with a bow in addit
No. 17 (see Plate x.). The coiffure is even more elaborate,
which is immediately over the forehead, is entirely concealed by a
under a huge tiara or stephane, and fastened above the centre of
into a large bow. A crimped edge finishes it off prettily in front, ;
amount of hair is allowed to escape. The general effect even now
a matter of great regret that, though no fewer than twelve fragmen
together, a large and important portion of it is irrecoverably lost.
No. 18 [see Plate xl), which appears to be the latest but two o
of the collection. It is the best preserved of all the heads both as to
is the same as that of No. 10, etc., but is of much greater thickn
that it owes its preservation in its present condition. The head is t
light blue and originally ornamented with five or more rosettes. o
surface is flat, but at the end it is wavy. Below this is a thick roll
the temples and conceals the ears. This style of dressing the hair 1
archaic female figures in the Acropolis Museum at Athens (No. 683
be termed a French air to the head. In the present case the model!
the surface of the clay has been pitted with a stick or pointed tool i
a very effective imitation of frizzed hair, and has been painted a r
the features are excellently rendered : the brows are sharply cut
shaped and skilfully shaded by means of the emphasis given to the
effect of eyelashes, necessitated by the impossibility of actually ri
almost straight and continues the frontal line without a break ; the
the bow-like curve noticed in one or two of the earlier heads. Th<