Recreating the Fonseca Hairstyle

Roman women’s hairstyles of the late first century AD are notable for their voluminous frontal hair. Described by Juvenal as "tiers upon tiers" of curls (Sat. 6. 502-3), and by Martial as a "circle of hair" (Ep. 2.66.1) the development of this style is epitomized by the portrait...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:db134b5585c64636a390c3c366ce41f72021-12-01T14:42:31ZRecreating the Fonseca Hairstyle2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/db134b5585c64636a390c3c366ce41f72013-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10096https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Roman women’s hairstyles of the late first century AD are notable for their voluminous frontal hair. Described by Juvenal as "tiers upon tiers" of curls (Sat. 6. 502-3), and by Martial as a "circle of hair" (Ep. 2.66.1) the development of this style is epitomized by the portrait of an anonymous woman known as the Fonseca bust (Figures 1, 2 and 3. Rome, Museo Capitolino, Stanza degli Imperatori, 15, Inv. 434, photos courtesy of Catherine Stephens). It is commonly held that such frontal arrangements required wigs or hairpieces supported on wire frames.Janet StephensEXARCarticlehairroman erausaMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2013/1 (2013)
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topic hair
roman era
usa
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle hair
roman era
usa
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Janet Stephens
Recreating the Fonseca Hairstyle
description Roman women’s hairstyles of the late first century AD are notable for their voluminous frontal hair. Described by Juvenal as "tiers upon tiers" of curls (Sat. 6. 502-3), and by Martial as a "circle of hair" (Ep. 2.66.1) the development of this style is epitomized by the portrait of an anonymous woman known as the Fonseca bust (Figures 1, 2 and 3. Rome, Museo Capitolino, Stanza degli Imperatori, 15, Inv. 434, photos courtesy of Catherine Stephens). It is commonly held that such frontal arrangements required wigs or hairpieces supported on wire frames.
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