Chiton (garment)
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A chiton is a form of tunic that fastens at the shoulder, worn by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome. There are two forms of chiton: the Doric and the later Ionic. According to Herodotus, popula
Charioteer of Delphi in an Ionic chiton
Belting of the charioteer (front view above)
Two women wearing simple chiton poderes, without a belt or apoptygma (overfold). As they are not wearing himations, these are monochitons
This statuette of a Laconian shows a short oneshouldered chiton.
Stephane (headdress)
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A stephane was a decorative headband or circlet made of metal, often seen on depictions of high-status ancient Roman and Greek women, as well as goddesses. The stephane often consisted of a metal arc
Bust of an empress, possibly Vibia Sabina, wearing a stephane, c. AD 134–147
