Research Paper : An Analysis of Hair Style and Ornaments Expressed in the Statue of Ancient Rome

Kwon, Tae Shin; Kim, Yong Sook

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2008;14(3):915-928.
Published online September 30, 2008.

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권태신, 김용숙

Research Paper : An Analysis of Hair Style and Ornaments Expressed in the Statue of Ancient Rome

Tae Shin Kwon, Yong Sook Kim

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate and review the woman`s and man`s hair style and ornaments of Roman period, which was seeking for an aesthetic value that integrates nature-idealism with secularistic and realistic sense. During the early days of Roman, the hair style had been influenced on Greece. It was getting spectacular, showy, and complex in the later Roman and the trend was curly or wave hair style. The woman wore wig or her hair in braids with Diademe and Stephane. The man preferred to have a short curly hair and wear beard. The subjects of this study for analyzing are 6 woman`s statues including Tyche and 6 man`s statues including head of Augustus in Roman period. Through analyzing hair styles and ornaments expressed in the statue of Roman, the researcher tries to suggest the aesthetic standard and hair style which shows the harmony between idealism and secularistic and realistic sense for modern people living in a dichotomous aesthetic standard.

Key Words: Roman, Statues, Hair Style, Ornaments, Idealism, Secularistic Sense, Harmony