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[3] [4] These pieces of metalwork were made from gold, copper, and were worn on belts, on headwear, and on shoes. Scythian copperwork was particularly renowned for its quality. [ 5 ] In his writings on the Scythian people, Herodotus noted that the Scythians were fond of decorating themselves with metal plates. [ 2 ]
The Hebrew noun ketonet (כֻּתֹּנֶת ) is the generic term for a tunic in Hebrew. The first use is the "coats" of skins made for Adam and Eve in Eden, the best known use would be the coat of many colours of Joseph. It is related to, and may be the source of, the Greek noun kiton "tunic."
The earliest and most basic garment was the ʿezor (/ eɪ ˈ z ɔːr / ay-ZOR, all pronunciations are approximate) [4] or ḥagor (/ h ɑː ˈ ɡ ɔːr / khə-GOR), [5] an apron around the hips or loins, [3] that in primitive times was made from the skins of animals. [1] It was a simple piece of cloth worn in various modifications, but always ...
The tunic continued to be the basic garment of the Byzantine Romans of both sexes throughout the medieval period. The upper classes wore other garments atop the basic tunic, such as the dalmatica, a heavier and shorter type of tunic, again, worn by both sexes, or the scaramangion, a riding-coat of Persian origin. Except for the military or ...
Equites wore the trabea (a shorter, "equestrian" form of white toga or a purple-red wrap, or both) over a white tunic with two narrow vertical purple-red stripes. The toga pulla, used for mourning, was made of dark wool. The rare, prestigious toga picta and tunica palmata were purple, embroidered with gold. They were originally awarded to Roman ...
If there is one thing Sumerians loved, is their jewelry. Jewelry was typically made out of gold, silver, and bronze and was frequently embedded with carnelian, a reddish-orange gemstone. [42] Ancient Sumerians made everything from headdresses, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and so much more. Jewelry was typically worn during religious ...
Priestly tunic, a fringed tunic made of fine linen, covering the entire body from the neck to the feet, with sleeves reaching to the wrists. That of the High Priest was embroidered (Exodus 28:39). [4] Priestly sash of the High Priest was of linen with "embroidered work" (Exodus 28:39); [5] sashes were made for other priests also.
This Hebrew noun occurs 30 times in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible (𝕸), and refers not only to the robe of the high priest but also any robe worn over a tunic by men of rank, such as the robe Jonathan gave to David, or his mantle which Job tore in desperation, and also the outer cloak of women, such as the robe worn by David's daughters.