Sleeve chiton

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Two Phrygian women in a sleeve chiton ( Friedrich Hottenroth , 1884)

The sleeve chiton ( Greek  χειριδωτὸς χιτών , cheiridotos chiton ) is a historical shirt robe . It differed from the chiton in the long, sewn-on sleeves and in its more valuable versions it could be interwoven with gold. For women it was ankle-length, the men usually wore Persian trousers under the often knee-length sleeve chiton . But your sleeve chiton could also be calf or ankle length.

Among the Greeks, the sleeve chiton worn by the peoples of Asia Minor , especially the Phrygians , was considered a barbaric costume. Nonetheless, it had its significance in sacred contexts and was the typical costume of Greek actors, with tragic actors wearing the ankle- length sleeve chiton, while the comical ones wore the knee-length sleeve chiton. In general, the sleeve chiton occurs in the context of Dionysian contexts, also as the robe of the god himself. In addition, it was the robe of the hierophants in the sanctuary of Eleusis . The sleeve chiton does not seem to have been unknown to the kitharden , at least there are depictions of Apollo as a kitharden in this garment. For the Romans , the sleeve garment was a symbol of barbaric custom and effeminacy.

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