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Pliny notes that the statue of Marsyas was a meeting place for courtesans, who used to crown it with chaplets of flowers. [6] He also notes that when Emperor Augustus's daughter Julia placed a chaplet on the statue, she was acknowledging herself to be no better than a courtesan. [7]
Gypsy bonnet – shallow to flat crown, saucer shaped, and worn by tying it on with either a scarf or sash, under the chin, or at the nape of the neck – nineteenth Century; Kiss-me-quick; Leghorn bonnet; Mourning bonnet; Poke bonnet – Early nineteenth century, "Christmas Carol" style, with a cylindrical crown and broad funnel brim
And on old Hiems' thin and icy crown An odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds Is, as in mockery, set: the spring, the summer, The childing autumn, angry winter, change Their wonted liveries, and the mazed world, By their increase, now knows not which is which: And this same progeny of evils comes From our debate, from our dissension;
Wizard101 is a 2008 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by KingsIsle Entertainment. Players take on the role of student wizards who must save the Spiral, the fictional universe in which the game is set, from various threats.
From crowns to veils to even halos, see which celebrities rocked an extravagant headpiece on this year's Met Gala red carpet.
The name tiara refers to the entire headpiece, including the various crowns, circlets, and diadems that have adorned it through the ages, [1] [2] while the three-tiered form that it took in the 14th century is also called the triregnum [3] [4] or the triple crown, [5] and sometimes as the triple tiara.
'crowns') were awarded as military awards and decorations. In the Roman Republic, the nature of the feat determined the nature of the wreath awarded. It was a custom for soldiers rescued from a siege to present a wreath made of grass (Latin: corona graminea or corona obsidionalis) to the commander of the relieving force.
Headgear such as crowns and tiaras are worn in recognition of noble status especially among royalty. Wigs are worn traditionally by judges and barristers of Commonwealth nations. [ citation needed ] Feathered headpieces, such as the war bonnet of Plains Indian cultures, are worn by various Native North American and South American indigenous ...