Something I've just noticed about MA ... his moustache isn't attached to his beard (it's a separate thing) ... he clearly is missing that little patch of 'connective hair' (as I call it ... it's the reason I've never grown a beard myself). A photo (by Philip Harland) of a bust in the Archaeological Museum of Ephesus shows the moustache equivalent of a 'comb over' rather clearly:
Posted by david meadows on Aug-26-08 at 6:16 AM Drop me a line to comment on this post! Comments (which might be edited) will be appended to the original post as soon as possible with appropriate attribution.