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For Totally Texture Tuesday! Another from the Denver Botanic Gardens from last summer's trip there. This was taken inside of the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory.
You know how one angel smiles there.
Then weep not. 'Tis easy for you
To be drawn by a single gold hair
Of that curl, from earth's storm and despair,
To the safe place above us. Adieu.
Only a Curl
By Elizabeth Barrett Browning
strobist: snooted and gelled vivitar 283 on the wall, sb-80dx through umbrella camera left.
The discussion on this picture for the Weekly pool can be found here.
The tiny Primrose buds are almost buried beneath the flowers, so this was the best
I could do to show them off!
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my brother had bought some kinda electrical hair brush for my fuzzy hair with her request, but my hair was too short.
Marble funerary relief (originally part of the funerary monument) of Lucius Antistius Sarculo, master of the Alban college of Salian priests, and his wife and freedwoman (former slave) Antistia Plutia. The relief was dedicated by two freedmen, Rufus and Anthus, in recognition of their patron's good deeds.
The Salian order of priests were responsible for the ceremonies marking the opening and closure of the military campaign season.
Inscription:
L · ANTISTIVS · CN · F · HOR · SARCVLO · ANTISTIA SALIVS · ALBANVS · IDEM · MAG · SALIORVM L · L · PLVTIA · RVFVS · L · ANTHVS · L · IMAGINES · DE · SVO FECERVNT PATRONO · ET · PATRONAE · PRO MERITIS EORVM
Inscription transliteration:
L(ucius) Antistius Cn(aei) f(ilius) Hor(atia) Sarculo Antistia Salius Albanus, idem Mag(ister) Saliorum L(ucii) l(iberta) Plutia Rufus l(ibertus), Anthus l(ibertus), imagines de suo fecerunt patrono et patronae, pro meritis eorum
Inscription translation:
Lucius Antistius Sarculo, son of Gnaeus, of the Horatia voting-tribe, priest of the Alban Salian Order, as well as Master of the Salian priests. Antistia Plutia, freedwoman of Lucius. Rufus, (their) freedman, (and) Anthus, (their) freedman, had these portraits made out of their (?) …
Additional curator comments:
The relief is of very high quality. Another inscription (CIL VI 2171), probably from the same monument but now lost, records that the freedmen Rufus and Anthus were buried together with their former master Antistius Sarculo and his wife Plautia and other liberti of the family in the same tomb monument.
Antistius was a member of the local Salian priesthood at Alba (which carried modest prestige), not the one in Rome.
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The couple's hairstyles indicate a date towards the end of the first century BC. Antistius' hair is cut close to his head. Antistia's hair, drawn back into a small bun, with some curls brought forward and a small topknot at the front of the head.
*For a second inscription to the same persons (now lost), see CIL VI 2171.
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The Alban Salii were a college of the Salii, or priests of Mars, so called after the Mons Albanus, or Alban Mount near Rome, the place of their residence. They lived as a community and formed a college governed by a Magister, whose job was to lead the singing of the hymn of the Salii.
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Roman, about 30-10 BCE (early Imperial)
Found in Rome
British Museum (1858,0819.2)
For years I used to try to straighten my hair, but I've reached a stage where I think, 'I've got red curly hair, and it's actually really great. Bonnie Langford.
Strobist: One overhead strobe at 45 degrees with a beauty dish with white interior and a diffusion sock. Silver reflector held under the chin to add back some fill light in the shadows.
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This is called "post a photo for crying out loud!" :)
Questo si chiama 'pubblicare una foto per gridare forte!' :)
BOX DATE: 1982
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
VARIATIONS: Blonde; Hispanic; African American
BODY TYPE: 1966; Twist 'n Turn waist; bent arms; ring hole; bend & snap knees; small defined toes
HEAD MOLD: 1982 "Hispanic"
PERSONAL FUN FACT: The Twirly Curls doll on the left was my very first 1980s Hispanic Barbie! The only other doll in my collection that I owned with this particular face mold ever, had been my Cool Times Teresa, who I acquired at the same indoor flea market a year before. It's a shame that this head mold is no longer used on modern Barbie's, because it's adorable and it really stands out! I love how wide and plump Miss Barbie's nose is! Plus her closed, pursed lips make her delightfully sultry looking. I was very fortunate to have found Miss Twirly boxed. Colleen and I had ventured out to an indoor flea market in the spring of 2012. It was here that we found a plethora of boxed goodies, including this Twirly Curls and my Secret Hero Mulan. Unfortunately for Barbie, 30 years in her cardboard and cellophane prison did her absolutely no favors. She was the very first 1980s Barbie that I got to de-box as an adult if I'm not mistaken. Opening her took me back to the moment when I first freed my 1976 SuperStar Barbie, named Shayla, circa 2003. This experience with Twirly Curls only reinforced my belief that dolls should not be kept in their packages. She has hair that has started to decompose. When I initially opened her up, her hair was really, really gooey. In fact, it left an oily, slick residue on my hands. After many years, several hair washes/boil washes, being stored in my cool basement in a container, and constantly being pulled out to be loved and admired, her hair has greatly improved. In fact, her hair is barely sticky at all these days, and for that I am grateful. I know that opening up such an old doll is very upsetting to some collectors. But at the end of the day, we have to do what feels right to ourselves, and also what makes us happy. To leave this doll to rot in her box would not have been true to myself. I also feel like I caught her before the damage was irreversible. If she was still packaged in 2019, I fear that her hair would have become more decomposed, and for all I know, her face paint could have suffered if her vinyl started to get too sticky (I've seen this happen before). I've enjoyed this doll every second since I opened her all those years ago, and she'll always be one of my most prized 80s Barbies!
The lady on the right joined my family over ten years later. She was part of the 2024 "Supersized Sunday Lot" we purchased at the local flea market that September. Colleen and I had first noted a Star Spangled doll and Skipper's friend, Ricky, at the booth. We purchased them separately for $7, and then circled back to the table after we walked the rest of the flea market. Since it was the seller's last week setting up for the season, he wanted to unload all his dolly stuff. We ended up buying everything he had. This Barbie was naked in a case, alongside a Kenner Erica doll. I didn't intially recognize her, since her facial screening is fainter. But that tell tell long hair gave her away. It turned out that her whole outfit was split up between several of the ziploc baggies of clothes we bought at the booth!!! How lucky is that! What was not so lucky was what happened to Barbie at our home. I had been sifting through the contents of the large lot the day after we got the dolls. I usually like to do this before cleaning anyone, to gather as many clues about the identify of dolls and their items. I forgot to pick the stuff up off the floor when I was done, since I had a migraine. Well, our new kitty, named Quasimodo, must not have liked their smell (they didn't smell like home to him). When I walked into the room the next morning, I had found he PEED on several of the dolls minutes before. Luckily it was super fresh, so I took prompt action. This Barbie was the only one who needed a second round of soaking to get the smell out. Oxi Clean, vinegar, borax, and some homemade laundry detergent eradicated the odor. The reason she needed a second soak is because her hair had fallen into the puddle, and it holds smells. I felt so very badly for the dolls, but at least there was no permanent damage done to them.
testing curling methio from www.flickr.com/photos/albertogar/ on my Robecca. I don't have hands for hair styling but those are best curls I ever made and I like them. Dance Class Robecca hawe very little hair so I am curious how will that work on other dolls.