Baths of Diocletian (Rome, Italy): Mosaic: Circus charioteer

Published/Created:

ca. 300

Date Depicted:

1975
8000 BC - 499 AD

Notes:

A circus charioteer in a long-sleeved hip-length garment. A blue leather body-piece is fitted on top. Cords are looped elaborately around the chest. Bracchae, tight-fitted pants, have extra protective pieces over the knees. They are introduced to Rome by

Abstract:

There are many Roman overgarments. Most important are the pallium and the paenula (or casula). The pallium is the same as the Greek himation. Initially for philosophers, it gradually replaces the toga as the basic garment. The paenula (not shown) is a closed, semicircular cloak with a slit at the neck. It is made of leather or heavy wool and is waterproof. The cucullus is a small cape with an attached hood. The paludamentum is the principal military cape of a general or commander-in-chief. Largest of all mantles, it is cut like a primitive half-circle and is dark red, purple, or white. The lacerna, a second military cape, is similar to the chlamys. Made of fine white wool, it is fastened with a pin at the right shoulder and falls six inches below the hip. Its shape appears to be triangular or trapezoidal, with rounded corners at the bottom. The sagum is a practical cloak for all citizens in wartime. It is made of dark-colored, thick wool; sometimes it is striped.

Topics:

Costume -- Rome -- History -- (LC)
Mosaics -- Roman -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Roman

Accession Number:

4388-139

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion): clothing (AAT)
mosaics (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Furnishings & Decorative Arts

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Etruscan and Roman: 6th century BCE-3rd century CE: Roman Overgarments: Men

Source Creator:

Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen

Source Title:

History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1

Source Created:

New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975

Call Number:

GT513 +B87 1 (LC)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938497

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Rome, Italy: Museo Nazionale Romano

OID:

10542835

PID:

digcoll:1805467