[Plate IV.]
[Plate IV.] belongs to the next great division of Egyptian costume, which may be called the “Type of the Robe.” This illustration shows it in its simplest form—namely, ungirded. To understand the quaint Egyptian drawing of [Plate IV.] a reference to [Fig. 5] is necessary, which is a modern drawing of the same costume. As will be seen from the plan, [Fig. 5A], this garment consists of a piece of material twice the height of the figure and folded over in the middle; a hole is here cut for the neck and, in addition, a short slit down the front to allow of the garment being pulled over the head. The material is sewn up the sides from the bottom, leaving a space at the top for the passage of the arms. A garment similar in type to this is worn at the present day in Egypt and Syria, and also, strange to say, by the natives of Brazil.
This robe should be compared with that worn by Darius, King of Persia, later in this volume.
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Fig. 5 |
Musicians are often represented wearing this robe, sometimes rounded off at each side of the hem so that it does not trail as it does on [Fig. 5]. |
Fig. 5A |
PLATE IV
