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I'm adding a zoomed view of the central figure of f70r2, because there are a couple of features there that really puzzle me:


Just under the figure's chin, there are two semi-circular shapes that touch the edge of the main circle. I wonder what those are?
Also, between the semi-circles and the figure's hair there appear to be some marks, but I can't tell if they are supposed to be hair or something else.
The marks on the right side (around 9pm on the inside of the circle) almost look like they could be a partially erased vord, but maybe that's just an illusion created by the extreme zoom.

I looked around to see if anything might explain those "tufts" on the bottom and found these. I didn't know where they were from, I just collected them and then looked up the time/place afterward...



It turns out this form of "shoulder veil" (I don't know what it was called) was all the rage from the mid- to late 1300s in Germany. Note that the one top-right has a chain or string of beads just brushing the forehead. I don't know if this style was found elsewhere, or if it might explain the lines below the VMS face, but it's interesting.

The tufts might be beard hairs. In some regions, most of the chin was shaved and only the surrounding area allowed to grow, resulting in long sideburns and long under-chin hairs. Here's an example of a Saxon You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and 19th century You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..