Whittemore, Thomas [Hrsg.]; Byzantine Institute of America [Mitarb.]: The mosaics of Haghia Sophia at Istanbul: preliminary report (3rd preliminary report): The imperial portraits of the south gallery: work done in 1935 and 1938 (Oxford: printed by John Johnson at the Oxford University Press for the Byzantine Institute, 1942)

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Position Detail
Irene Head

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line ends with two dark rose stone tessellae at the end of the nose.
Following this red line from the eyebrow at the left is a line of greenish-
brown glass ending at the left wing of the nose. At the right of the
red contour of the nose beginning at the eyebrow and ending at the
tip of the nose is a line of shell-pink stone. To the right of this are
three lines of stone beginning at the dark row at the top of the nose and
ending at the tip of the nose: the first, lightest brown flesh-tint, the
next, a whitish stone high light, and the third of light ochre-yellow.
The tip of the nose and the outline of the nostril is in burnt-sealing-wax-
red glass. Above this red line is one of stone that begins shell-pink at
the wing of the right nostril and ends dark rose at the wing of the left
nostril. The wings of both nostrils are outlined against the cheeks by
rose stone. The wing of the left nostril is of two stone rows of flesh
tint that taper into one short row of rose. The wing of the right nostril
is of three rows of stone tessellae—the one nearest the outline light
shell-pink and the other two light-brown flesh-tint.
Left cheek: beginning at the inner corner of the eye and running down at
an angle into the cheek to a point on a line just to the left of the middle
of the eyeball is a short line of shell-pink stone. Between this line and
the lower eyelash are four lines of brownish flesh-tint that taper into
single lines at either point of the eye marking shadow under the eye.
Below these lines beginning at the inner corner of the eye and extending
to the temple is a line of whitish stone indicating high light. Beginning
at the outer end of this whitish line and curving down to the round
of the cheek bone are two whitish stone lines also indicating high light.
The flush is given by ten slightly curved rows of stone tessellae in the
middle of the cheek running horizontally across the face. These rows
are shell-pink alternated with darker rose stone. The lowest line of the
flush is shell-pink and not rose, thereby breaking the alternation. The
lines of stone tessellae that run down the side of the nose from the inner
corner of the eye and curve off into the flush are of light-brown flesh-
tint. The outside row of stone tessellae that follows the outline of the
face to the chin at the left is of dark pinkish flesh tone. The line next
to it and the others between it and the flush that curves into the cheek
above the chin, are of lightest-brown flesh-tint. Another high light
in a row of whitish stone begins at the upper point of the wing of the
nose and runs down the face at an angle toward the corner of the
mouth.
Right cheek: this is rendered as the left cheek except that the most pro-
minent high light in a double line of whitish stone is not on the round
of the cheek-bone but continuing from the inner corner of the eye down
to the cheek. The outer line next to the dark brown outline is of dark
pinkish flesh tone. This does not continue from the forehead as in the
left cheek, but begins below the temple and extends to the chin.
Mouth: the shadow of the crease runs from the tip of the nose to the
mouth in a double line of greenish-brown glass tessellae. Besides this
shadow, the space between the tip of the nose and the mouth is mostly
in high light given by whitish stones that become lightest-brown
flesh-tint as they near the cheeks. The upper lip is represented by a
curved row of dark rose stone tessellae. Its lower contour at the parting
of the lips is shown to the right and left sides by two thin rows of burnt-
sealing-wax-red glass. The lower lip is of three rows of stone: the
lowest dark rose, the middle rose, and the upper shell-pink. Above the
left corner of the mouth is one square glass tessella of greenish-brown
and above the right corner a smaller one of the same colour.