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Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Infulatus

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

INFULA'TUS. Wearing or decorated with infulae; i. e. with flocks of wool, tied up into a fillet, in the manner described by the last article. (Suet. Cal. 27.) It was worn as a diadem round the head, with long ends hanging down on each side (Serv. ad Virg. x. 538.) by the vestals and other members of the priesthood, exactly as represented by the annexed example (Infulatus/1.1) from a statue of Isis in the Vatican; and by the victim (hostia) when dressed out for the sacrifice (Varro, L. L. vii. 24. Inscript. ap. Orelli. 642.), which had its head and neck decorated in the same manner, as exhibited by the annexed example (Infulatus/1.2) from a Roman bas-relief.

  • Infulatus/1.1
    Infulatus/1.1
  • Infulatus/1.2
    Infulatus/1.2

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