Foliate Head: completely covered in green leaves
*the Disgorging Head: spews vegetation from its mouth
*the Bloodsucker Head: sprouts vegetation from all facial orifices (e.g. tear ducts, nostrils, mouth, and ears)

History

In terms of formalism, art historians see a connection with the masks in Iron Age Celtic art, where faces emerge from stylized vegetal ornament in the "Plastic style"

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