STANDARD BEARER – DETAIL FROM THE BAS-RELIEFS OF PORTA ROMANA – YEAR 1171 – CITY MUSEUM, MILAN
The raw realism of the coarse bas-relief precisely documents the religious state of the standard bearer, with the wide tonsure which leaves just a crown of hair around his head: the rest of the apparel instead has no defining characteristic, however it documents rather well the style of the habit which has a small slit at the neckline so that it may be put on over the head, as it has no lacing.
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