Reconstruction of an Ostrogoth woman. Sculpture of the head and face of a woman who lived in the 5th century AD and died aged 35-40. Her skull (foreground) was discovered in Globasnitz (Carinthia,Austria) and was intentionally deformed at birth,a common practice since the Neolithic era. The half-formed cranial bones of a baby are moulded to give them the desired head shape for life,signifying social status or a particular culture or religion. This was achieved by applying pressure in a variety of ways to the baby's head,perhaps by using bands,bandages,boards,compresses of clay or sandbags. Photographed at the Daynes Studio,Paris,France |
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