#decided to make a post bc I'm fascinated by ancient underwear aksjfdhjadhfskj! and also by art that decides to show it

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Strophia in Ancient Art

A strophium (or strophion) was a band of cloth worn around the chest in the Ancient Greek and Roman worlds to support or shape the breasts.

Bronze Statue of Venus, Roman, 2nd Century AD. Private Collection.

Bronze Statue of Venus, Roman, 2nd Century AD. Private Collection.

Terracotta Figurine of Aphrodite, Hellenistic, 1st Century BC. Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.

Statue of Venus, Roman, 2nd Century AD. Roman Museum, Merida, Spain.

Statue of Aphrodite, Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd century BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bronze Statue, Roman (?). Museum Burg Linn, Krefeld, Germany.

Terracotta Lamp Depicting Cupids Helping Venus Tie Her Strophium, Roman.

Mosaic of Women's Athletics, Roman, 4th Century AD. Villa del Casale.

Erotic Fresco, Roman, 1st Century AD. Suburban Baths, Pompeii.

Erotic Fresco, Roman, 1st Century AD. The House of the Centenary, Pompeii.

#decided to make a post bc I'm fascinated by ancient underwear aksjfdhjadhfskj! and also by art that decides to show it #thoughts #tagamemnon #strophium #clothing #long post #sorry abt the lack of specific citation on some of these I'm fighting tooth & nail against uncited pinterest and wordpress type blogs here #oh also #nudity #to be safe