It was placed around the body and fastened at the shoulders with a pin or brooch. There were armholes were on each side, and the open side of the garment was either left that way, or pinned or sewn to form a seam. The chiton was made of a much lighter material, normally linen. It was a very long and very wide rectangle of fabric sewn up at the sides, pinned or sewn at the shoulders, and usually girded around the waist.
Often the chiton was wide enough to allow for sleeves that were fastened along the upper arms with pins or buttons. Both the peplos and chiton were floor-length garments that were usually long enough to be pulled over the belt, creating a pouch known as a kolpos.
Under either garment, a woman might have worn a soft band, known as a strophion, around the mid-section of the body. Men in ancient Greece customarily wore a chiton similar to the one worn by women, but knee-length or shorter. An exomis a short chiton fastened on the left shoulder was worn for exercise, horse riding, or hard labor. The himation cloak worn by both women and men was essentially a rectangular piece of heavy fabric, either woolen or linen.
It was draped diagonally over one shoulder or symmetrically over both shoulders, like a stole. Women sometimes wore an epiblema shawl over the peplos or chiton. Young men often wore a chlamys short cloak for riding. Greek men occasionally wore a broad-brimmed hat petasos , and on rare occasions, Greek women donned a flat-brimmed one with a high peaked crown.
Women and men wore sandals, slippers, soft shoes, or boots, although at home they usually went barefoot. The undergarment that women wore around the mid-portion of the body was called strophion while the shawl that they wore over the tunic was called epiblema. Some women wore a loose veil as well while at public places.
The women also wore necklaces, made of gold and silver, and had earrings and bracelets. A rectangle, woolen, blanket-sized robe that men wore was called chlamys. It was a typical Greek military attire and when it was not used as a robe it was wrapped around the arm and used as a light shield in combat. During winter, Ancient Greeks wore the himation -a larger cloak worn over the peplos or chlamys. Over time, himation was made from lighter materials and was worn in every weather.
Terracotta statuette of Nike, the personification of victory. Marble grave stele of a little girl. Marble funerary statues of a maiden and a little girl. Terracotta lekythos oil flask Attributed to the Amasis Painter. Bronze statuette of a young woman. Limestone priest. Marble statue of a member of the imperial family. Marble grave stele with a family group. Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer. Marble statue of a wounded Amazon. Terracotta bell-krater bowl for mixing wine and water Attributed to the Persephone Painter.
Marble statue of a woman. Limestone statue of a veiled female votary. Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief. Marble relief with a dancing maenad Adaptation of work attributed to Kallimachos. Terracotta amphora jar Attributed to the Berlin Painter.
Terracotta lekythos oil flask Attributed to the Brygos Painter. They used pins in various places to hold it together. Unlike the men's, the dresses always went down to the ankles.
The ancient Greeks could buy cloth and clothes in the agora, the marketplace, but that was expensive. Many of the clothes were made by the women and female slaves. Wealthy people had tunics made of coloured cloth.
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