Roman masculinity and the cultivation of ‘a look’ is not bad history for the record. It’s an understanding of iconography, fashion, and choosing your social alignment. Things just as relevant to a Roman man in the C2nd CE who has a marble portrait as today.https://twitter.com/ItAllAdZzUp/status/1374174699995992064 …
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Likewise! The height is so impressive. And this portrait is just next level with the curl detailing
Janet Stephens has a speculative reconstruction of a technique to produce the effect https://youtu.be/Vs9fLwm-9-k . I don't know enough on hair and hairstyles to assess its plausibility, but I recall quite the discussion on possible methods at a talk she gave a few years ago.
