Quite the stylish haircut.
Would look nice on the mantel.
Men’s hairstyles haven’t changed much have they?!?! LOL!
looks like Sinatra in his later years.
‘Quite the stylish haircut.’
The bust actually has the claw-shaped crop of hair that’s associated with Alexander the Great’s hairstyle. This is actually a very well known style in classical hairstyles. The creator of the bust is trying to tell the audience that Caesar should be respected like Alexander.
Look up some of the busts of Alexander. You’ll see this same thing. Augustus also.
There was a ruler of the world,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of his forehead.
When he was Consul he was very good
When he was Imperator, he was horrid.
Recently I’ve been reading Colleen McCullough’s series of novels on ancient Rome. From them I have learned that what we would consider a Roman’s last name, his cognomen, usually described some physical or family aspect of the man. For instance, Caeser’s full name was Gaius Julius Ceasar. Gaius was his first name, Julius was his family name. The cognomen Caeser means “a fine head of hair.”
Other cognomens would refer to whether the individual had red hair (Rufius), was crossed eyed (Strabo), etc.