vestal virgin: Definition from Answers.com
The main articles of their clothing consisted of an infula, a suffibulum and a
palla. ... The suffibulum was the brooch that clipped the palla together. ...
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Headcovering Customs of the Ancient World
The virgin priestesses of Vesta — called Vestal virgins — wore a special
headcovering called a suffibulum (figure 15). This was a square piece of cloth
that ...
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 1076
On this page: Successor – Succinctorium – Sudatio – Suffibulum. 1076. successio.
called Auctor with respect to his successor. ...
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Vestal Virgins Clothing
Vestal Virgins wore a Suffibulum which was a veil which was worn ... The
Suffibulum veil was short and white with a purple border and kept in place with
a ...
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LacusCurtius • Roman Religion — The Vestal Virgins (Smith's ...
Ep. IV.11), and in addition to the Infula and white woollen Vitta they wore when
sacrificing a peculiar head-dress called suffibulum, consisting of a piece ...
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Roman Hats
Vestal Virgins wore a Suffibulum which was a veil which was worn especially
while sacrificing. The Suffibulum veilwas short and white with a purple border.
...
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StateMaster - Encyclopedia: Lictor
... his passion for historical accuracy in showing the veil over the Vestals
head at sacrifices, the suffibulum, as translucent, instead of fine white wool.
...
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The Value of the Vestal Statues as Originals
dress, (3) the veil, and (4) the suffibulum fastened with its special brooch.
... the suffibulum fastened with the brooch is found only on two ...
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Vesta (mythology) Roman Vestales Vestal Fire Mythology Rome Rea
... in showing the veil over the Vestal's head at sacrifices, the suffibulum as
translucent, instead of fine white wool In Ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins. ...
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<product> <article-title>The Semantics of mentum, -bulum, and ...
bulum, provocabulum and suffibulum are found in Varro, tribulum in Varro, Vergil
and Pliny, trientabulum in Livy, while the others are later or are variant ...
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