These faces are much alike, although their heads are shaped differently. Schematic and abstract, they seem human-like rather than conventionally human, as if belonging to an order of reality that is separate from everyday life.

Only six of the 57 bronze heads were supplied with gold foil masks; two examples are seen here. Since new bronze is a golden color, the gold foil would not have presented much of a contrast to the bronze "skin." It is thought that the faces' oversize eyes and eyebrows were painted black, adding to their startling and otherworldly appearance.