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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 3050110, member: 5833"]Welcome, Nazim. Fridolina's Venus cameos were inspired by Venus wearing a diadem, like your terracotta head, but they are from the 20th century, when cameo carvers were making classical beauties look more like contemporary ideas of beauty. One of the major changes was to noses; another was to hairstyles.</p><p><br /></p><p>My avatar is also Venus, with the hair on top of her head arranged almost like a bow, in what is known as a Venus knot, a style suited for days when she is not wearing a diadem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 3050110, member: 5833"]Welcome, Nazim. Fridolina's Venus cameos were inspired by Venus wearing a diadem, like your terracotta head, but they are from the 20th century, when cameo carvers were making classical beauties look more like contemporary ideas of beauty. One of the major changes was to noses; another was to hairstyles. My avatar is also Venus, with the hair on top of her head arranged almost like a bow, in what is known as a Venus knot, a style suited for days when she is not wearing a diadem.[/QUOTE]
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