The Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verità), Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin), Rome, Italy.

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The Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verità), Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin), Rome, Italy. The Mouth of Truth (Italian: Bocca della Verità [ˈbokka della veriˈta]) is a marble mask in Rome, Italy, which stands against the left wall of the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin church, at the Piazza della Bocca della Verità, the site of the ancient Forum Boarium (the ancient cattle market). It attracts visitors who audaciously stick their hand in the mouth.

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Size: 5757px × 3838px
Location: Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Piazza Bocca della Verità, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Ita
Photo credit: © Rubens Alarcon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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