Greek tragedy and comedy masks
Greek pottery
Tragic and comic masks seem to owe their origin in Greece to Bacchus’ feasts, wherein those, who took part in them, where in the habit of disguising themselves. Various authors, however, assign their contrivance to Thespis or Æschylus. At Rome masks were used in the Atellans, but not in representations of the regular drama. They were primitively made of the bark of trees, which later was superseded by leather, wood and bronze. These here types may have been used in the decoration of edifices.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek priestess and nobility. Chiton with Kolpos.
The resulting folds by pulling down the chiton over the belt was called Kolpos.
The transition from Doric to Ionic dress style in late ancient Greece.
Ionic dress. Compared to modern dress, it was an easy, comfortable, simple style of clothing.
Military leaders of ancient Greece.
Ancient Greek. Military leaders in full armour.
