Mappa

The mappa was originally the white napkin dropped by an emperor or magistrate as a starting signal at the Circus.  In late Roman iconography it came to be a used as one of the principal attributes of the consuls.

Mappa

The mappa was originally the white napkin dropped by an emperor or magistrate as a starting signal at the Circus.  In late Roman iconography it came to be a used as one of the principal attributes of the consuls.