"She is one of the most significant women in the Bible. But what did Mary Magdalene really look like? In Western art and film such as the 2018 film 'Mary Magdalene', starring Rooney Mara she is depicted as young and beautiful, wearing clothes that show off her shapely figure. But in art of the East, Mary is harder spot, since she looks like other women heavily veiled."
"In 2017, scientists from the University of Versailes created a facial reconstruction of Mary Magdalene, based on her supposed relics a dry skull and a lock of hair found in Provence. Their reconstruction shows a pretty woman with a pointed nose, high cheekbones, and a round face, wearing a white scarf on her head. However, it's important to note that the remains are yet to be confirmed as belonging to Mary Magadalene."
Mary Magdalene would have resembled an eastern Mediterranean/Middle Eastern woman with olive-brown skin and dark features. She likely appeared as an undistinguished "everywoman" and would have been difficult to identify visually among other women. Western art and films commonly portray her as a young, shapely beauty, while Eastern art often depicts veiled women. A 2017 facial reconstruction based on supposed Provence relics produced an attractive woman with a pointed nose, high cheekbones, a round face, and a white headscarf. The attribution of those relics to Mary Magdalene has not been confirmed.
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