Bronze head of Apollo: the 'Chatsworth Head' Greek, from about 460 BC, Found near Tamassos, Cyprus (AD 1836) By the end of the Archaic period (about 600-480 BC) sculptors had mastered the complexities of anatomy. However, they did not immediately pursue complete realism, but an idealized concept of human perfection. This often makes it difficult to determine whether a representation is intended to be a human being or a god, unless the figure holds or wears something to aid identification. At this period it is usually deities who are represented over life-size, and the long curly locks of hair probably indicate that this is the Greek god Apollo. Photo via Newscom