The Prostitute and Her Headdress. Mitra, Sakkos and Kekryphalos in...
Marina Fischer
This book documents the complex headdress iconography of Attic Red-figure vase-painting dated ca. 550-450 BCE. The findings demonstrate that more depictions of prostitutes than wives, or any other female figures, were portrayed wearing the mitra (turban), sakkos (hair-sack) and kekryphalos (hair-net). The study, based on 230 fully catalogued and thoroughly analyzed images, leads to a conclusion that these headdresses were prostitutes’ common attributes and social markers. The study further shows that, besides wearing them, the prostitutes were also involved in manufacturing the textiles and producing the headdresses on small sprang hand frames chosen for their practicality, convenience and low cost. The book provides much-needed data...
ISBN: 978-3-6391-4164-1
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Дата выхода: июль 2011