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Endymata. Fashion in antiquity

Time
18:00 - 22:00 o'clock
Organizer
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Altertumswissenschaften, Klassische Archäologie, Antikensammlungen
Place
Jena
Adresse
Fürstengraben 25

Experience the fashion of antiquity: get to know the most important Greek garments, cuts and colors. Learn about the methods and materials used to make and dye fabrics.

Appearance was just as important to people in Classical Antiquity as it is to us, so clothing, jewelry and hairstyles were similarly subject to the tastes of the time. There were supra-regional trends across ancient borders, but regional characteristics often also found their way into the design of clothing and hairstyles. For archaeologists, fibulae, jewelry, garment draping and pinned hairstyles, which only lasted for a short time, are all the more important criteria for stylistics, iconography and dating. The exhibition uses originals, copies and reconstructions to show the significance of fashion trends in historical epochs, also against the background of traditional social and gender roles in Greco-Roman antiquity.

The exhibition organizers will take you on a guided tour of the fashion trends of antiquity every hour on the hour.

 
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Zu sehen ist die Rekonstruktion einer archaischen Mädchenfigur (sog. Kore): sie trägt ein weißes Untergewand (sog. Chiton) aus dünnem Stoff, darüber einen sog. Ionischen Schrägmantel in einer anderen Farbe. Ihre Haare sind kunstvoll in lange Perllocken gelegt, ihre Ohren sind mit Ohrringen geschmückt, Augen, Lippen und Wangen sind geschminkt. Dazu trägt sie Sandalen aus Leder. In der Hand hält sie einen Granatapfel als Opfergabe für eine Gottheit.
Rekonstruktion einer archaischen Kore mit Mode, Schmuck und Frisur der Zeit um 520 v.Chr.
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