Sunday, September 16, 2012

Straight Out Of The Camera Sunday



I'm posting at SOOC today!

What are the rules for SOOC Sunday?
•On any Sunday you can post any photo you like (it must be one of your own)
•that hasn’t been tweaked or altered in any way (cropping is OK).
•In other words Straight Out Of the Camera.
•Link to Murrieta365 in your post so others will know where to go if they want to join in the SOOC fun.

The Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verità) is a mask of marble (brought from Turkey)  which served in Roman times as a trap against the bad smell for the dirty waters of theCloaca Maxima, ancient collector in the Roman forum built between the 6th and the 5th century BC.

The most famous characteristic of the Mouth, however, is its role as a lie detector. Starting from the Middle Ages, it was believed that if one told a lie with one's hand in the mouth of the sculpture, it would be bitten off. The piece was placed in the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin in the 17th century. This church is also home to the supposed relics of Saint Valentine.





4 comments:

  1. Is that ever a hoot! I didn't know about this. Amazing!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  2. What a story to go with an incredible piece of art.

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  3. wonderful piece of art...feeling as if my hand were inside its mouth...and telling the truth
    :-)blessed day to you...

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  4. Great shot! I know I wouldn't want to risk telling a lie. :-)

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