Celestial faces

[Dana Scott]

Interesting. Wikipedia says the fillet was a sign of the unmarried woman in the Middle Ages. Do we assume the VM Sun face with the uncolored headband is a young man? 

In the case of Leostenes, he was a military commander. I'm not sure what the meaning of the headband would be here. Is there anything more to it than a display of wealth or high status?

   

This VMs Sol has a special feature, a neck, not seen in most medieval manuscript listings. The band across the top of the head (blue) seems appropriate. A small lick of hair/sun ray at the left of the face is unique to the drawing. There appear to be folds/waves of hair on top of the head, and there may also be curls of hair around the right ear position of the head. Additional details that the artist decided to include in this rendition of the Sol. Curiouser and curiouser. Probably a woman's head as opposed to an enlightened male's expression.

Regards,
Dana Scott