LEGEND:
- (top row):
1 and 6 Greeks
wearing the chlamys, the standard garment of the young people of
Athens. This was made from a rectangle of material, but falls
in triangular points. The chlamys could be worn in a variety of ways.
In 1 it is held by a brooch at the right shoulder so that the left arm
is covered while the right arm remains free. In 6 it is fixed on the chest,
almost at the throat, and thrown back over the shoulders. Both men are
wearing hats from Thessaly at the back of their necks, indicating that
that they are travellers. One wears felt shoes that go half way up his
leg, while the man in 6 is a messenger, carrying a caduceus and
wearing leggings rather than shoes. 2 A
woman wrapped in a light pallium. 3
A man wearing a podere underneath a pallium.
4 A woman wearing two exterior belts, the strophion and the
zona. 5 The catastictos or zodiote.
This was a robe of many colours, "spotted like the coat
of the panther". 7 A pallium,
the famous overgarment that Homer assigned to gods and heroes and named
the pharos. In his poems the pharos is sometimes described as brilliant
white and sometimes as brightly colored. It was made from a rectangular
piece of woolen material, attached at the throat or on the shoulder by
a brooch. In this example, though, the pharos is not fixed by a brooch,
but thrown over the left shoulder to hang down the back, rather like a
Roman toga.
(Bottom row):
Various helmets are depicted here. Figures 8, 10, 12,
13,16, and 18 are the helmets that are closest to the ancient types depicted
by the historian Homer. 20 A helmet found at Tivoli, italy in the Hadrian's
villa, supposedly belonging to Menelas. 15. This helmet was a trophy of
Emperor Augustus. 11 and 33 are helmets that resembles ones depicted in
ancient Greek medallions with the exception of the protecting visor. These
were made of bronze and found at Pompeii. 14, 17, 19 and 21 These illustrations
depict various Greek helmets of a typical round shape. They extend down
along the side of the head to protect ears, a number of them are fastened
under the chin, which is a most typical arrangement found in round helmets.
Print Specifics:
- Type
of print: Lithograph - Original French
antique print.
- Year
of printing: not indicated in the print -
actual 1888
- Publisher: Albert Racinet, Imp. Firmin Didot
- Condition:
1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good -
4. Fair).
- One line rubber stamp of the previous owner on back. Due to the thickness and quality of paper, it does not affect the front whatsoever.
- Paper
weight: 2
(1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4.
Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)
- Reverse
side: Blank
- Notes:
(1)
Green color around the print in the photo is a
contrasting background
on which the print was photographed. (2) The print detail is much sharper than the photos of the print.
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