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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Basalt Trophy Head, 1000 CE - 1500 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Basalt Trophy Head, 1000 CE - 1500 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Basalt Trophy Head, 1000 CE - 1500 CE

Basalt Trophy Head, 1000 CE - 1500 CE

Basalt
21.6 x 15.9 x 21 cm
8 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in
PF.2794
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The coffee-bean eyes of this head look upwards at a slight angle. A full broad nose provides a focal point of balance for the wide surface area of the cheeks...
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The coffee-bean eyes of this head look upwards at a slight angle. A full broad nose provides a focal point of balance for the wide surface area of the cheeks and sides of the head; and also for the rather large, finely carved ears. A slim circular ridge around the forehead offers a simple suggestion of a cap; as delicate in its way as the small, expressive mouth. Trophy heads were essential features of aristocratic tombs, representing a warrior's numerous conquests on the battlefield. Such heads constitute some of the finest sculptural work in period VI (100 - 1550 A.D.). In the case of this particular head, the sculptor has managed to achieve both the poignant moment of capture with the nobility of the captive, in a form of fine contours and lines.
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