Quiz #1- Antiquity + Classical Flashcards
(28 cards)
Name the period: rosette, lotus, tiara, eunuch, sari…
(Ancient Near East)
Name the object: “flower pot hat”
tiara
Name the object: “straps come down”
infulae
(Ancient Near East) pomegranette is a _________ symbol
fertility
Name the period: wigs crook haik (knotted under breast) horus lock kilt counterpoise bowling pin veiling a women lotus scarab ankh Uranus eye of horus (amulet) Khol (makeup around eyes) Sheath dress superhumeral (collar) crown hat (lower), bowing pin hat (upper) spiral garments beards fringe tiara infulae veiling a woman herum
(Ancient Egypt/Mespotamians)
(Ancient Near East) mesopotamia
between two rivers
what are pile fabrics?
plush, terry, cloth, velvet
3rd loop
loop cut pile
(Ancient Egypt) Leopard skin worn by…
priests and loyalty
lotus meaning
eternal life/rebirth
what is pectoral?
muscles on chests but also jewelry on chest
(Ancient Egypt) faience-pottery technique
glass infuses with clay
resembles precious stones
(Ancient Egypt) narrow dress, tight fitting
sheath dress
(Ancient Egypt) most kings were clearly shaven
with an axe
(Ancient Egypt) mirrors were…
gold or bronze
Egypt had many…
gods
Types of Basic Fabrication
- skins
- non-woven fabrics (1st fabric)
- bark cloth (plant fibers)
- woven fibers
- other fabrication (grass, macrame, needle binding, netting, sprang)
what is a drape garment?
- no cutting
- Cloke, shawl
- skirt
Name the period: sinched waist bell-shaped skirt snake goddesses cache horns mid leap snakes/waves fillet (narrow strip tied around head fibula (safety pin) cascade and cowl drape Phrygian cap (smurf) Greek key/Meander Gurtle Peplum Chlamys (fastened at one shoulder
(Minoan & Mycenae)
Name the period: mosaic elaborate designs colorful, jewel colors Early Christian clavi fascinated with pearls hose (tight fitting on legs) unfaceted stones (smooth)
(Byzantine)
Name the period:
chiton
cloak (rectangle wrap)
bare skin
(Ancient Greece)
Name the period:
tunica (basic garment)
pallium (shall, greek)
breeches (worn by barbarians)
(Ancient Rome)
The sources of adornment:
- animal (silk, snakeskin)
- plant (grass skirts, flowers)
- minerals (gold, body paint)
Principles of fashion
- utility
- hierarchy of status
- seduction
most kings were cleanly shaven with an…
AXEE
