Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorationsHouston, Mary G. (Mary Galway)
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Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations
Houston, Mary G. (Mary Galway)
Clothing and dress -- Assyria; Clothing and dress -- Egypt; Clothing and dress -- Iran
For Fig. 19, which dates 550 B.C., tie a waist cord, hold corner a of
Fig. 19A at left side of waist in front, and throw the whole garment
upwards over the right shoulder to the back; take the corner c, bring it
round under the right arm, and hold it along with the corner a; draw
the edge a-b, which still hangs over the right shoulder, downwards
across the back to left side of waist. Bring it round to front of waist
and pin it to the corners a and c at the left side of waist in front,
passing the garment on round the front; tuck in a few pleats in centre
front into the waist cord, then pass it round right side of waist and
upwards across the back over the left shoulder, downwards across the
breast to right side of waist; here pass a loop of material over the
left wrist as shown in diagram; now pass a girdle round the waist over
the entire drapery, knot it at right side of waist, confining the
drapery as illustrated in Fig. 19.
[Illustration: Fig. 18]
[Illustration: Fig. 18A]
[Illustration: Fig. 20]
[Illustration: Fig. 20A]
Here are three other varieties of Egyptian costume. Fig. 20, which dates
sixth century B.C., is an arrangement of a cloak worn by a man (Plan
20A). Fig. 21 shows an interesting cross-over garment sheathing the
upper part of the body, worn by a Warrior King, 1200 B.C. It was
probably made of leather or quilted linen (plan, Fig. 21A). This figure
is also wearing one of the characteristic belts with appendages (for
detail see Plate IX., a and b). Fig. 22, which dates 1300 B.C., is
wearing a robe, as previously described on Fig. 6, but in addition has a
stiff corselet (Plan 22A) of leather or quilted linen which is fastened
at the side; the date of this figure is 1300 B.C.
[Illustration: Fig. 21]
[Illustration: Fig. 22]
[Illustration: Fig. 21A]
[Illustration: Fig. 22A]
A COMPARISON
THE INDIAN “SARI”
Before passing from Egyptian costume, it seems interesting to compare
the accompanying illustrations of an ordinary present-day draping worn
by women in India. This long shawl drapery (the “sari”) presents
extraordinary similarities to some of the ancient Egyptian shawls or
draperies already illustrated.
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