From this evening on, I'll be off to Rome. I want be there tomorrow, but I'm on my way. And I'll report You and try to get some more pictures and information. Because, Jalking, You stirred my interest.
See Ya.
Green man?
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Re: Green man?
by mwyalchen » 21 May 2010, 07:38
If you're in Rome, there's a couple of other places to look.
According to Raymond Millar's Green Man book, there are foliate heads on the triumphal arch of Septimus Severus, and on Aurelian's Temple to the Sun.
I look forward to your photos!
According to Raymond Millar's Green Man book, there are foliate heads on the triumphal arch of Septimus Severus, and on Aurelian's Temple to the Sun.
I look forward to your photos!
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Re: Green man?
by DaRC » 21 May 2010, 14:11
mwyalchen you have Raymond Miller's book too 
I went to school in Steyning...
also, if you ever go to Brighton, they discovered a foliate face in the Royal Pavilion when they were doing some renovation a few years ago.
I went to school in Steyning...also, if you ever go to Brighton, they discovered a foliate face in the Royal Pavilion when they were doing some renovation a few years ago.
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most sweet the sight of the sun;
good is health if one can but keep it,
and to live a life without shame. (Havamal 68)
http://gewessiman.blogspot.co.uk
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Re: Green man?
by Dendrias » 03 Jun 2010, 09:45
I've been searching high and low.
Now, that was a task! And it really changed my perspective and attention. My first thought was to search for foliate heads in ancient Roman remains, like the arch You mentioned, mwyalchen. Either my senses are not very sharp - and my eyesight is indeed limited -, or the guy is hiding very well. I made some pictures of several arches - Septimius Severus, Titus, Constantine - but unfortunately without telephoto lens.
In Ostia antica I had a close look at some details of architecture or sarcophagi - masks I found, but foliate heads ... I wouldn't trust myself no more than a learned person's book, so I still don't claim the absence of foliate heads in Roman antiquity.
Let me show You some pictures:
The only green man I found in foliage, was this one:
Resemblance to a foliate head I found in the Colosseum:
And ... ah yes: the plague we've been talking about!
No pentagram, but a compass.
Now, that was a task! And it really changed my perspective and attention. My first thought was to search for foliate heads in ancient Roman remains, like the arch You mentioned, mwyalchen. Either my senses are not very sharp - and my eyesight is indeed limited -, or the guy is hiding very well. I made some pictures of several arches - Septimius Severus, Titus, Constantine - but unfortunately without telephoto lens.
In Ostia antica I had a close look at some details of architecture or sarcophagi - masks I found, but foliate heads ... I wouldn't trust myself no more than a learned person's book, so I still don't claim the absence of foliate heads in Roman antiquity.
Let me show You some pictures:
The only green man I found in foliage, was this one:
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Resemblance to a foliate head I found in the Colosseum:
- face.JPG
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And ... ah yes: the plague we've been talking about!
- plague.JPG
- (48.9 KiB) Downloaded 244 times
No pentagram, but a compass.
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Re: Green man?
by Golden Eagle » 03 Jun 2010, 09:56
This dude is in Oxford, on a door. The stone pillars either side of the doorway also have carved fauns... very Narnia!
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