Banquet with hetaera and dancers. Drinking vessels: Rhyton. Drinking horns. The Kylix, Kalpis, Hydria, Phiale, Skyphos, Kyathos, Kylix, Kymbe.
Tag: Ancient crafts
Egyptian Art. Jewelry. Amulets, statuettes of the gods, jewels, papyri.
Most of those perfect specimens of Egyptian jewelry which are so invaluable to those in ornamental work have been obtained from the abodes of the dead.
Egyptian Art. Decorative Paintings. The flowing ornaments.
Egyptian Art. Decorative Paintings.The Scarabaeus. The flowing ornaments from Thebes. Red, blue, and yellow were the principal colors employed.
Antique Fabrics from Egypt. Coptic Silks. Silks from Alexandria.
Antique Fabrics. Red silk, patterned with figures of Samson and the Lion. Fabric with elephant pattern. Fabric with cock pattern, Persia.
Mesopotamia. Fashionable Assyrian women and their elegant costumes.
Many periods of elegance have characterized the Assyrian and Babylonian or Chaldean dynasties.
Britain under Roman rule. Celt and Roman. England 43 BC to 440 AD.
The United Kingdom, known in antiquity as Britain (ie the territories of present-day England to Hadrian’s Wall, Cornwall and Wales), was from 43 BC to 440 AD, under Roman rule.
Chariot relating to a prince. Tell el-Amarna – 18th dynasty.
Chariot relating to a prince. Tell el-Amarna – 18th dynasty, called the Amarna period of ancient egypt.
Ancient Egypt boat hunter from Beni Hasan
Ancient Egypt boat hunter from Beni Hasan. Painting: Return of the boat hunter (Beni Hasan – 12th Dynasty.). Beni Hasan, also written Beni Hassan (Arabic بني حسن Bani Hasan) is the… Read More
Native of Punt (Thebes: El-Assacif – 17th dynasty.).
Painting: Native of the country of Punt (Thebes: El-Assacif – XVII. dynasty).
Ancient Egypt hairstyles from various periods.
History of Egyptian Art. Types & portraits.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com