> PS. Her hair would have been plaited.
why? (just wondering, nbd)
one would think that they would plait her hair in the reconstruction if so (not saying the reconstruction is correct).
Practical reasons. Keep it out of the way and keep it clean. Also I don’t think hairstyles changed much going into later Medieval times and illustrations from that time show women often wore it plaited. She probably also may have worn a wimple for the same reasons.
I think the artist was more interested in showing the bone structure and facial features than what her hair would have looked like.