Peplos

The peplos is a clothing Greek women in antiquity.

The peplos was worn in several other countries since the Iron Age. It is in contrast to the light chiton from a long heavy fabric. The square cloth is first horizontally folded so that the top part is handled as raid ( Apoptygma ); it is, with the Apoptygma outwardly to put the body. Under these conditions, variants of the open-sided ( ionic or laconic ) and the side sewn ( Doric ) peplos. Most lends a belt the peplos added support; he can lie both above and below Apoptygma this. Sometimes the garment is pulled over the belt and forms a ball ( kolpos ). Across the shoulders it is attached, each with a fibula. Often handed down we find the peplos in the black - and red-figure vase painting, in statuary sculpture from the Archaic (eg in the type of Kore ), but also in the architectural sculpture ( eg metopes ).

Athena in a luxurious peplos, 5th century BC

Nike in a peplos over a chiton, second quarter of the 5th century. BC

Woman wearing beaten the Apoptygma her peplos over her head, 2nd century BC

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