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ancientprettythings · 2 years

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Details from a fresco showing ancient women - A mother, two daughters and an ancilla (servant/slave girl).

This piece lives behind glass in the museum at Herculaneum; so I do apologise for the reflections visible.

#herculaneum #ancient rome #ancient roman #ancient art #ancientfresco #ancient interiors #ancientrooms #ancientclothing #originalphotography #ancientprettythings

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whereasi-thehobgoblin · 5 years

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So I finished the tunic and belt I’ve been hand-making for my upcoming Jesus photoshoot for #AmericanPoeticTranslation I started both in late March of this year... and then took a three month break 😬 but finally got my act together and finished them. Now I’ve just got the prayer shawl to do. Wish my luck ✌🏻 #handsewn #historicalclothing #historicalcostume #ancientrome #ancientclothing #leatherwork (at Panama City Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzRwjf8lUTn/?igshid=s75ins4s1o7c

#americanpoetictranslation #handsewn #historicalclothing #historicalcostume #ancientrome #ancientclothing #leatherwork

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #clothes #mask #figur #robe #chinesemask #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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egyminorarts-rc · 7 years

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Fits like a glove?

Tapestry-woven gloves

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty

Valley of the Kings: tomb of Tutankhamun

Cairo Museum; Carter no. 367f

When imagining the type of clothing and accessories an Ancient Egyptian might wear one does not usually think of gloves. Looking through the tomb of Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is often referred as, quite a few pairs were found.

This particular glove is made of tapestry-woven linen with a red and blue pattern that starts at the fingers and goes down to the hemline at the wrist. Decorating the wrist is a pattern of pomegranates and lotus buds also colored in red and blue. The long glove would have been tied with the two tapes up toward the forearm.

Gloves were not a common item in Ancient Egypt and this pair was found in a box containing a number of foreign objects including plants, and a tunic from what is now Syria. These would have been items considered for use by the elite due to their high quality, and especially in this case their decoration. So what is so important about this glove other than its rarity? First, it represents a very high level of skill. The way the pattern is designed would mean that each color would be carefully incorporated only in that particular spot. Gloves would also involve cutting and sewing that required skill, but also would produce waste linen that could not be reused.

The symbolism that is portrayed is also important. Red and blue were very important colors for Egyptians. Red representing the desert and death, while blue represented fertility and water. These symbols display the duality and dichotomy present in Egyptian culture. The lotus seen at the hemline was also a symbol of not only rebirth but the pharaoh as well. This being a foreign object says a lot about the power of the king during this time. This object would be presented to the king as a recognition or showing of the divine power of his country, religious beliefs, and royal connection to the deities.

So while you might not think of putting some gloves on in Egypt, I’m sure Tut didn’t mind at all!

Check out more pictures, by Harry Burton, of gloves and other items from the excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb on the Griffith Institute’s website! You can also find Howard Carter’s original excavation notes as well.

Kathleen Medvetz

Image courtesy of the Griffith Institute at Oxford University

#kingtut minorarts ancientegypt arthistory ancientclothing

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ancientprettythings · 2 years

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Full length statue of a man wearing a toga. Ostia Antica.

#ostia #ostiaantica #ancientroman #ancientrome #statue #ancientart #ancientsculpture #marble #originalphotography #ancientprettythings #latin #inscription #latininscription #toga #fulllengthstatue #ancientclothing

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ancientprettythings · 3 years

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Statue of a woman showing the beautiful folds of her dress and stola.

#ostia #ostiaantica #ancientart #ancientsculpture #ancient stonecarving #ancientstonework #marble #woman #ancientclothing #ancientrome #ancientroman #originalphotography #ancientprettythings

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #clothes #mask #figur #robe #chinesemask #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #clothes #mask #figur #robe #chinesemask #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #clothes #mask #figur #robe #chinesemask #tiger #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #clothes #mask #figur #robe #chinesemask #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #chinesewarrior #figure #figur #warrior #chinesemask #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #clothes #mask #figur #robe #chinesemask #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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charliedavids · 7 years

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#portugal #lissabon #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonne #museum #museo #museu #museudooriente #costume #fashion #traditionalclothing #traditionalchineseclothing #chineseclothing #clothes #mask #figur #robe #chinesemask #ancientclothing (hier: Museu do Oriente)

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