Toupha
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toupha-323-15450321
title:
Toupha
text:
The toupha or toufa is a kind of ornamental crest or head-dress with a plumage of the feathers, hair or bristles of exotic animals, worn in classical antiquity as a triumphal decoration. In surviving depictions, it is most often seen on military helmets and emperors' crowns. One of the most famous touphas is that which surmounted the crown or helmet of the bronze equestrian statue of the emperor Justinian I atop the column of Justinian, erected by said emperor, which stood in the Augustaion squa
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encyclopedia
description:
Plumage worn as a ornamental crest or head-dress
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toupha
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date modified:
2023-09-27T04:15:42Z
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