The head is tilted slightly and gazing off. The hair, including the eyebrows, is very detailed and delicate looking. The hair is what drew me into the sculpture with Medusa-like curls and scaled bun in the back. Rigglets of hair make an arc above the head enthusiastically and the rest of the hair in the back of the head is smooth into a twisted braid. The curls are carved in very deeply making strong shadows in the hair giving it volume and opposition to the rest of the sculpture. The braid resembles a snake with a superficial cut pattern twisted into a bun. The natural curl of the woman contrasts the smooth skin of the her face and neck.  The neck is turned slightly which shows the neck ligament ever so slightly and rolls down with a hint of the clavicle.

The very realistic features of the sculpture are beautiful but it is ghost like with the eyes only being blank white space. The very edge of the sculpture has a ruffled bit of what is most likely a Roman dress. It helps give those admiring the sculpture the ability to imagine what the rest of the idealized woman would possibly look like. Yet by having only the image of the head the artist was able to show the vast contrast between the smooth skin and the detail rich and deep carvings of the hair. Even contrasting it from the view of the back with the upper hair almost out of control in curls upwards but the bottom half neatly tucked and braided. 

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