Ancient Greek female costume : illustrated by one hundred and twelve plates and numerous smaller illustrations ; with descriptive letterpress and descriptive passages from the works of Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Theocritus, Xenophon, Lucian, and other Greek authors (1882)
Smith, J. Moyr, 1839-1912 · London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington · leaf 84
iginally it was worn by both sexes, andconsisted of a wooden sole, fastened with thongs tothe foot. In later times its use was confined to females;apiece of leather covered the toes, while thongs elegantlydecorated were attached to it. Shoes were also used; andclogs, part wood and part leather, or… … Immediately Ariadne entered the room, richlydressed in the habit of a bride, and placed herselfin the elbow chair. . Fig. 33. Then a hoop being brought in with swords fixed all around it,their points upwards, and placed in the middle of the hall, the dancing-girl immediately leaped head foremost…
Costume -- Greece · Women -- Greece
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