Kandys
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A kandys, plural kandyes, also called candys, kantuš, or Median robe, is a type of three-quarter-length Persian coat. It originally described a leather cloak with sleeves worn by men, but evolved into
Modern reconstruction of Achaemenid era Persian noble attire featuring the "Kandys" and wearing the Medo-Persian headwear known as a "Tiara"
Detail of a relief showing two men (left and right) wearing kandys. Apadana of Persepolis, 550-330 BC.
Sasanian embassy to Byzantine Empire, stone relief in Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Turkey
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Clothing in ancient Greece
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Clothing in ancient Greece refers to clothing starting from the Aegean bronze age to the Hellenistic period. Clothing in ancient Greece included a wide variety of styles but primarily consisted of the
Charioteer of Delphi wearing a tite.
Greek travelling costume, incorporating a chiton, a chlamys, sandals, and a petasos hat hanging in the back
Statue of a youth wearing a chlamys. Pentelic marble, late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD. Found in Athens, probably a funerary statue. NAMA 4476.
Statues at the "House of Cleopatra" in Delos, Greece. Man and woman wearing the himation