Description: La Bocca della Verit English the Mouth of Truth is an image carved from Pavonazzo marble of a manlike face located in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome Italy The sculpture is thought to be part of a firstcentury ancient Roman fountain or perhaps a manhole cover portraying one of several possible pagan gods1 probably Oceanus Most Romans believe that the Bocca represents the ancient god of the river Tiber The most famous characteristic of the Mouth however is its role as a lie detector Starting from the Middle Ages it was believed that if one told a lie with ones hand in the mouth of the sculpture it would be bitten off The piece was placed in the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin in the 17th century This church is also home to the supposed relics of Saint Valentine From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia This image is in the public domain
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Date: 2015-01-17
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