Hair - pre 1600

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Comb | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections
'A lover may freely accept from her beloved these things: a handkerchief, a hair band, a circlet of gold or silver, a brooch for the breast, a mirror, a belt, a purse, a lace for clothes, a comb, a keepsake of the lover, and, to speak more generally, a lady can accept from her love whatever small gift may be useful in the care of her person, or may look charming, or may remind her of her lover, providing, however, that in accepting the gift it is clear that she is acting quite without avarice.'
Livia: right (Copenhagen 1444)
Livia: right (Copenhagen 1444) | Roman marble portrait of Li… | Flickr
Livia: left (Copenhagen 1444)
Marble portrait of Livia, the wife of Augustus. The bust apparently comes from the Fayum in Egypt. H: 34 cm. Dated by the museum to ca. 4 CE or later after an original of ca. 27-23 BCE.
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A WOMAN, LATE HADRIANIC PERIOD TO EARLY ANTONINE PERIOD, CIRCA MID 2ND CENTURY A.D. | Christie's