The pileus was a brimless felt cap worn in Ancient Greece, Etruria, Illyria, later also introduced in Ancient Rome. The pileus also appears on Apulian red-figure pottery.
Apulian red figure depicting a conical pileus hat, third quarter of the 4th century BC, Louvre
Ancient Greek terracotta statuette of a peasant wearing a pilos, 1st century BC
Pileus between two daggers, on the reverse of a denarius issued by Brutus to commemorate the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March
Ancient Greek pilos type helmet, 450–425 BC
The qeleshe, plis, qylaf or kësul is a white brimless felt skull cap traditionally worn by Albanians. It has spread throughout Albanian-inhabited territories, and is today part of the traditional costume of the Albanians. The height and shape of the cap varies region to region.
Old man of Has of Prizren wearing a qeleshe
Albanian plis shop in the Old Bazaar - Gjakova, 1936
Wool products at the Kruja Ethnographic Museum.
Hemispherical, oval and flat topped shapes of qeleshe.