Fresco: Three women

Published/Created:
ca. 600-200 BCE
Date Depicted:
1975
8000 BC - 499 AD
Materials:
fresco
Notes:
Frequently the cloak is richly patterned and embroidered. It is usually darker than the tunic. Typically Etruscan are the pointed shoes of oriental influence.
Abstract:
A link between the Greeks and Romans, Etruscan dress is influenced by one and in turn influences the other. Shaped like a tunic, the basic garment for women and men is fairly fitted and belted at the waist. There is a variety of mantles. Nearly all garments are colorful, richly patterned, and bordered.
Topics:
Etruscan -- Clothing -- (LC)
Painting -- Etruscan -- (YVRC)
Culture:
Etruscan
Accession Number:
4388-110
Genre:
costume (mode of fashion): clothing (AAT)
paintings: frescoes (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
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:
London, England: British Museum
OID:
10542806
PID:
digcoll:1823253