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Keywords: Cloak, Greece, Chiton, Drape, Mantle
A cloak or mantle. A large rectangle of material, either linen or wool, worn in many different ways as an outer wrapping. Some men wore only the himation and no chiton.
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Cloak worn in ancient Greece.
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a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body
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In ancient Greece, a garment wrapped around the body, with a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the shoulder. Worn by both men and women.
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The gownlike basic costume of the Greek tragic actor.
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a sari-like garment that you can see in Greek sculpture
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A himation is a cloak or mantle.
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a rectangular cloth draped over the left shoulder and about the body of men and women in ancient times
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a rectangular cloth draped over the left shoulder and about the body and worn as a garment in ancient Greece
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A garment worn by female Archaic statues.
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a long mantle worn by Greeks.
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(Gr., "outer garment"): long, loose outer garment, also the dark outer garment of monks and nuns.
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A himation was a type of clothing in ancient Greece. It was usually worn over a chiton, but was made of heavier drape and played the role of a cloak.
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