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Key Elements in Each Panel
Top - 1,6. Young Greek men dressed in chlamys, short clocks, which were common attire in Athens - 2. Woman wearing a pallium, a light mantle - 3. Man in a podere, a foot-length robe, also covered in a pallium - 4. Woman wearing two belts, a strophion under her chest and a zoma around her waist - 5. Woman dressed in a catasticos, or zodiote, which was a motley multicolored fabric - 7. Man wearing a large pallium normally associated with heros and gods.
Bottom - 20. Helmet discovered in Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli - 9,15. Helmets with a Phrygian form - 11,22. Greek helmets similar to those found in Pompeii.
This 123+ year old Item is rated Near Mint / Very Fine+. Light aging throughout. Light wrinkling. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage.
Period Paper has obtained an extraordinary, ultra-rare collection of original color and chromolithographs, which capture a myriad of ancient cultures and costumes from around the world. Virtually unseen individually, and from perhaps the most coveted portfolio of costumes from the 19th century, these historically important elephant folio-sized chromolithographs depict scenes and images venturing from ancient Egypt to classical Rome and Greece. Each illustration was adapted from actual artifacts and archaeological sites to define accurate representations of life during each time period; from the dainty Orient to the tribes of Oceania, there are beautiful illustrations for all, each more unique than the next.
Please note that the full original supporting documents for this original piece, shown in the additional pictures attached to the listing, are included and will be shipped with this original.
The originals offered are from the first edition of RacinetÕs masterwork on costumes of the world. Many have been heightened in gold and silver. The full color chromolithographs are some of the most spectacular we have procured. The duotone chromolithographs are stunning and impeccably preserved. Each piece from the collection is in museum-quality condition.
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