And for the cases where we do know a little bit, the reconstruction does not follow primary sources in favor of facial symmetry, idealism, and strangely tan whiteness
Checking the post, the person who did the project seemed to make composites based on the busts but then also defined the appearance from historical texts and discussions of ethnicity. Which is even more problematic to me in how he depicted Septimus and others.
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Which is clearly making some kind of value judgement, and the composites are then ultimately a modern subjective view of individuals in the past.
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I think everyone on this thread is in agreement!
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