Celestial faces

[Koen G]

I would count those as "simple face" though. Eyes, a nose and a mouth. No neck, no hair, no clothing...

There's a bit of it in this MS (first couple of folios): You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(Also check the last few folios for some nice scribbles & various messages).

There's perhaps a better example in the Creation mosaic of the San Marco in Venice:
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I assume this might be due to its artistic proximity to classical sources.

And there's also Hildegard (rather idiosyncratic): You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

I have a feeling that the VM examples come from elsewhere though, but I only find examples of veiled moons. Sun heads are much harder to find.