guy Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Here's an interesting figurine recently excavated in the East of England, suggesting moustaches and long hair were popular in 1st century Britain: Quote A tiny statue's moustache and haircut could be evidence of popular fashion trends from the 1st Century, an archaeologist has said. The 5cm (2in) figure of a Celtic deity was discovered at the National Trust's Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-56116411 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/19/when-mullets-rocked-figurine-suggests-ancient-britons-favoured-hairstyle Summary: I am not surprised that the first century ancient Brits may have had moustaches and long hair, also. The famous Dying Gaul sculpture in Rome also shows these features, That sculpture is thought to be an ancient Roman copy of a Hellenistic bronze (223-231 BCE) from Pergamon: Quote The white marble statue, which may originally have been painted, depicts a wounded, slumped Gaulish or Galatian Celt, shown with remarkable realism and pathos, particularly as regards the face. A bleeding sword puncture is visible in his lower right chest. The warrior is represented with characteristic Celtic hairstyle and moustache with a Celtic torc around his neck. He sits on his shield while his sword, belt and curved trumpet lie beside him. The sword hilt bears a lion's head. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Gaul guy also known as gaius Edited October 14, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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