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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9977402, member: 5833"]It's the snub nose that invites the Socrates identification. One of his followers, Alcibiades, I think, describes him as having the face of a satyr. But by convention Socrates is also shown as having a bald pate; this gent has more hair than would be usual. This one at U. Penn is less snubby but extravagantly bald, & labeled to avoid doubt:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]500965[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mirana's guy has a distinctive earlobe I don't think you would find on a necessarily imaginary portrayal of the philosopher.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9977402, member: 5833"]It's the snub nose that invites the Socrates identification. One of his followers, Alcibiades, I think, describes him as having the face of a satyr. But by convention Socrates is also shown as having a bald pate; this gent has more hair than would be usual. This one at U. Penn is less snubby but extravagantly bald, & labeled to avoid doubt: [ATTACH=full]500965[/ATTACH] Mirana's guy has a distinctive earlobe I don't think you would find on a necessarily imaginary portrayal of the philosopher.[/QUOTE]
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