Drawing from a 17th-century copy of Filocalus’ Chronology of the year 354. The drawing shows various
Drawing from a 17th-century copy of Filocalus’ Chronology of the year 354. The drawing shows various parts of the Roman Saturnalia, including dice for gambling (Roman moralizing around gambling was suspended for the festival) and a disembodied head or mask (effigies of heads were offered to Saturn instead of actual human heads). -- source link
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