Name:	Head of Herakles
Picture:
Description:	From the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina. Munich Glyptothek. H. (of complete figure) 0.79m. The head of a complete marble figure, showing Herakles drawing his bow to shoot in the first battle before Troy. Herakles wears the lion-skin over a round leather helmet. His ears are small, the nose well-defined, lips moulded into a slight smile. The eyes are almond-shaped with heavy lids. The archaic cheekbones are still present, but are more subtly sculpted.
Date:	490-475 B.C.
Discussion:	The Temple of Aphaia on Aegina is Doric, but its sculptural figures are a mixture of Archaic and Classical. The pediments showed the two sieges of Troy: that of Herakles to the east (who was accompanied by Telamon, the father of Ajax), and the Homeric siege in the west. The east pediment is dated later than the west -- the 'archaic grin' has almost faded, and more realistic poses are employed. See Robertson 1981: 44ff.; figs. 67-8; Stewart 1990: 137-8, 251-3 (ills.).