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There are 10 objects for which Decoration contains → forehead
2004.5.1 The face is moulded, with ringlets at forehead, beaded hair at sides, and wavy locks as a beard, tongue protruding from mouth. The face is encircled in a u-shaped element terminating in volutes; petals on the outside. The face and other decoration are painted brown; a painted band beneath the face indicates the top of the dress.
2007.10.2.254 Bust of an older male figure in high relief. He has a philosopher's beard and curly hair. His high forehead might indicate that he is balding. Clothing is evident draped over his left shoulder.
2007.10.2.503 Right sided profile of long haired women, wearing possible headband of flowers on her forehead
2008.2.1.94 Profile of a woman facing to the right. She is wearing fabric covering her head and just a small part of her hair is visible at her forehead. Her robes are visible on her shoulders.
2009.8.238 Profile of a man with short wavy hair and frowns on his forehead, slightly prominent chin. Cast number: 29
2009.9.241 Profile of a man with wavy longer hair and a ribbon, looking right. The hair on his forehead is moved, reminding of a anastole and Alexander the Great. Cast number: 81
2009.9.290 Profile of a young man with a rope or ribbon in his curly hair with a knot on his forehead, looking right. Cast number: 28
39.8.4 Inside, framed by reserved line, part of male head with fillet tied in bow over forehead, hair contour reserved, curls: black relief dots on black ground, fillet red.
47.2.27 Some traces of black on shield, neck and arms. Red around forehead, ears and over body.
64.7.1 Black band on the interior of the rim, underneath of which a red line. On the interior, bust of a female figure drawn in outline and shown in profile to the left. She has a freckled face (six spots rather than the usual three found on faces in the Sam Wide Group). Her hair is bound up with a spotted kekryphylon (scarf) tied over her forehead. She wears a pine-cone shaped earring and a beaded necklace. Her drapery is clumsily rendered: a himation decorated with a banded (tongues?) border (shown on her left shoulder) over a thin dark chiton (shown on her right shoulder). She holds a thymiaterion (incense burner) out of which streams some smoke (six strands in diluted glaze). The remaining handle is dipped black on the side. On the exterior of the rim, a frieze of black tongues below the rim, with a thin line below. The foot is reserved, except for the interior of the sloping ring.
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