Chlamys
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The chlamys was a type of ancient Greek cloak. It was worn by men for military and hunting purposes during the Classical, Hellenistic and later periods. By the time of the Byzantine Empire it was part
Hermes wearing a chlamys. Painting attributed to the Tithonos Painter, c. 480–470 BC.
King David in the Paris Psalter, 10th century AD
A chlamys-wearing torso, possibly of Alexander
Ptolemy III as Hermes wearing the chlamys
Fibula (brooch)
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A fibula is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. The fibula developed in a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle. Unlike most modern bro
Chlamys
…infantrymen. The chlamys was made from a seamless rectangle of woolen material about the size of a blanket, usually bordered. It was normally pinned with a fibula at the right shoulder. Originally it was wrapped around the waist like a loincloth, but by the end of the 5th century BC it was worn over the elbows…
A 6th century bow fibula found in north-eastern France and the German Rhineland. They were worn by Frankish noblewomen in pairs at the shoulder or as belt ornaments.
Germanic fibulæ, early 5th century, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Hellenistic Greek Braganza Brooch, 250–200 BC, British Museum, London
Visigothic eagle-shaped fibulae, 6th century, found at Tierra de Barros, Spain, made of sheet gold over bronze, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.