Sumerian Clothing:Men and Women
August 23rd, 2008 by admin
Sumerian men were either clean-shaven or wore their hair long and sported a beard. Women braided their hair and wore head dresses while entertaining guests. Jewelry was worn by both men and women, mainly necklaces and earrings. Some of the pieces that the wealthy wore were stunning bracelets and earrings in gold and silver.
The ancient Sumerian clothing consisted of a tunic was usually accompanied by a shawl or two with beautiful patterns and fringes and tassels. Broad belts kept these in place. The most care the ancient Sumerians took of perhaps was their coiffure. Hair was grown long by both the sexes, with curls and ringlets and even added false hair!
Men grew curled beards and the head would adorn a metal or fabric band; woolen, leather or felt caps were also worn. Both men and women perfumed, oiled and dyed their hair black. Traces of aromatherapy reveal women would keep cones of aromatic herbs on their heads which would melt over the daytime leaving the hair aromatic! The royal headdress included a pleated crown with lappets at the rear; these would have ornamentation and jewelery would always be heavy and of the highest quality.
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