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Cover: Rome - Bocca della Verità Special cover

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Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 18, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
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Bocca della Verità is a statue in Rome that is believed to be drainage cover existing from the Roman period.
According to the legend that began in the Middle Ages, Bocca della Verità serves as a true detector, when a person puts his hand into the mouth of the lid if he speaks falsely and the lid will bite his hand.

The lid is in the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin Click for a larger image



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