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PLATE XXXVI.: HEAD OF HERA
189
Dimensions:
Breadth of fragment
Height of fragment
Depth of fragment
Breadth of torso below arms
25.6 cm.
34.
15.
17.
FRONTISPIECE AND PLATE XXXVI.
Four views ofthe Head of'Hera, probably from the Western Pediment of the Temple. Parian
marble. Life size.
Dimensions: —
Height of head ............... 27. cm.
Breadth of head............... 19.7
Depth (depth of head, 22.7) . "............ 25.8
Breadth of face............... 13.2
Outer corner to outer corner of eyes ........... 10.
Inner corner to inner corner of eyes ........... 3.1
Length of nose ............... 5.5
Breadth of nose (at nostrils) ............ 3.6
Breadth of mouth ............... 4.8
Breadth of eyes............... 3.7
This head has been fully described in my preliminary publication of 1892.x I have also referred
at some length to the discussion arising out of that publication in the Introduction to the Sculp-
ture in this volume.3 It will be seen that though most authorities, headed by Collignon,3 have
accepted my identification, others, headed by Furtwangler,4 have somewhat rashly ascribed it to
Attic art. The head is on the whole in excellent preservation, though the left side, from its posi-
tion in the earth, has been strongly corroded, and the whole of this side, as well as the tip of the
nose, has been worn away. The lips have suffered in the same manner. In all other respects,
however, we may consider this to be one of the most representative heads of the great period to
which it belongs.
The head formed part of a female figure, probably draped, and, from extant indications, the
whole figure must have borne characteristics of grandeur, if not of severity, in attitude and execu-
tion. It was evidently meant to be seen in full face from the front view, for, though the hair is
modeled in ridges at the back as well as at the front, it is much less finished, unmistakably showing
that the back was not meant to be seen. Moreover, the head is placed without any turn to right
or left on the neck, which again must have risen at right angles between the shoulders ; and this
position alone would be expressive of a certain solemnity, nay, severity in the general attitude. The
same character is preserved in the composition and modeling of this head in every phase of the
work. In full face as well as in profile the outline and general build of the head present that
square rectangular massiveness which we have found to constitute a leading characteristic in all our
heads as well as in those commonly attributed to Polycleitus. This broad, simple, severe character
is maintained in the general arrangement and elaboration of the hair, in the severe lines of forehead
and brow, as well as in every feature of the face, — though in this larger work the finish and refine-
ment of the modeling is blended with the breadth and moderation which stamp the head as a whole.
Moreover, we must always remember when comparing the execution of this work, originally destined
for marble, with that of other Polycleitan works, which are copies from original bronze or gold and
ivory statues, that a certain softness and indefiniteness is a characteristic inherent in marble sculp-
ture as such.6 The squareness of general outline is most pronounced in the profile view, whereas
in the front view this is slightly counteracted by the necessary protrusion of masses of hair on either
1 See Excavations, etc. pp. 8-13, pis. iv. and v. by the technique of marble sculpture in Polycleitan heads
2 See pp. 164 ff. in the treatment of the hair in our head of a youth from
3 Hist, de la Sculpt. Grecque, II. p. 168. the metopes as compared with the Doryphorus and Dia-
4 L. c. dumenus. Cf. pp. 169 ff.
6 We have noted this modification of style as affected
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PLATE XXXVI.: HEAD OF HERA
189
Dimensions:
Breadth of fragment
Height of fragment
Depth of fragment
Breadth of torso below arms
25.6 cm.
34.
15.
17.
FRONTISPIECE AND PLATE XXXVI.
Four views ofthe Head of'Hera, probably from the Western Pediment of the Temple. Parian
marble. Life size.
Dimensions: —
Height of head ............... 27. cm.
Breadth of head............... 19.7
Depth (depth of head, 22.7) . "............ 25.8
Breadth of face............... 13.2
Outer corner to outer corner of eyes ........... 10.
Inner corner to inner corner of eyes ........... 3.1
Length of nose ............... 5.5
Breadth of nose (at nostrils) ............ 3.6
Breadth of mouth ............... 4.8
Breadth of eyes............... 3.7
This head has been fully described in my preliminary publication of 1892.x I have also referred
at some length to the discussion arising out of that publication in the Introduction to the Sculp-
ture in this volume.3 It will be seen that though most authorities, headed by Collignon,3 have
accepted my identification, others, headed by Furtwangler,4 have somewhat rashly ascribed it to
Attic art. The head is on the whole in excellent preservation, though the left side, from its posi-
tion in the earth, has been strongly corroded, and the whole of this side, as well as the tip of the
nose, has been worn away. The lips have suffered in the same manner. In all other respects,
however, we may consider this to be one of the most representative heads of the great period to
which it belongs.
The head formed part of a female figure, probably draped, and, from extant indications, the
whole figure must have borne characteristics of grandeur, if not of severity, in attitude and execu-
tion. It was evidently meant to be seen in full face from the front view, for, though the hair is
modeled in ridges at the back as well as at the front, it is much less finished, unmistakably showing
that the back was not meant to be seen. Moreover, the head is placed without any turn to right
or left on the neck, which again must have risen at right angles between the shoulders ; and this
position alone would be expressive of a certain solemnity, nay, severity in the general attitude. The
same character is preserved in the composition and modeling of this head in every phase of the
work. In full face as well as in profile the outline and general build of the head present that
square rectangular massiveness which we have found to constitute a leading characteristic in all our
heads as well as in those commonly attributed to Polycleitus. This broad, simple, severe character
is maintained in the general arrangement and elaboration of the hair, in the severe lines of forehead
and brow, as well as in every feature of the face, — though in this larger work the finish and refine-
ment of the modeling is blended with the breadth and moderation which stamp the head as a whole.
Moreover, we must always remember when comparing the execution of this work, originally destined
for marble, with that of other Polycleitan works, which are copies from original bronze or gold and
ivory statues, that a certain softness and indefiniteness is a characteristic inherent in marble sculp-
ture as such.6 The squareness of general outline is most pronounced in the profile view, whereas
in the front view this is slightly counteracted by the necessary protrusion of masses of hair on either
1 See Excavations, etc. pp. 8-13, pis. iv. and v. by the technique of marble sculpture in Polycleitan heads
2 See pp. 164 ff. in the treatment of the hair in our head of a youth from
3 Hist, de la Sculpt. Grecque, II. p. 168. the metopes as compared with the Doryphorus and Dia-
4 L. c. dumenus. Cf. pp. 169 ff.
6 We have noted this modification of style as affected