The phrase "a splendid head" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who has a remarkable or impressive intellect or appearance, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "She has a splendid head for mathematics, solving complex problems with ease."
Alternatives: "an impressive mind" or "a remarkable intellect."
Catana used the artist Heracleidas to design a splendid facing head of Apollo.
The new Deutsche Grammophon recording of "Ariadne auf Naxos" offers a splendid cast, headed by the great Deborah Voigt in the title role, with Ben Heppner, Natalie Dessay and Anne Sofie von Otter.
COLIN DAVIS'S recording of Berlioz's epic opera "Les Troyens," with the London Symphony Orchestra and a splendid cast headed by the tenor Ben Heppner, is going to shake up the classical-music industry as nothing else has in some time.
The latest release is a lovely performance of Strauss's "Rosenkavalier" from Feb. 24, 1951, conducted by Fritz Reiner, with a splendid cast headed by Eleanor Steber as the Marschallin: apparently the only complete recording of this beloved American artist in that touchstone role.
It has a fascinating market, and splendid, head-scarved matriarchs sitting behind stinking vats of good cheese.
At first, the winding sheets were, very naturally, influenced by Roman art; on one piece, a crowned head with a splendid purple halo on a blue ground is surrounded by little cupids riding a variety of animals and cheerfully waving scarves and cups; on another, a prancing centaur is surrounded by gaily dancing figures and animals, including a leaping hare with its long ears thrown back in ecstasy.
Dumanis ever so briefly provides three illustrations and asks... "What can you take away?" 8. Splendid Ideas plus... Agatha Christie never knew where ideas might spring from... "Plots come to me a such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop... suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head". Christie's inspiration came from the world she knew.
That's one of the reasons I'm against swearing-bans at work or on Twitter: it is possible to be outrageously racist, misogynist or homophobic without using a single swear word, and it is possible to be a splendid ally while swearing your head off.
Ride, have a bath in a splendid, deep cast-iron tub, then head out for dinner in town.
