Life of Cato the Elder 18.2

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Life of Cato the Elder 18.2
Quotation
ὀχήματος, κόσμου γυναικείου, σκευῶν τῶν περὶ δίαιταν, ὧν ἑκάστου τὸ τίμημα δραχμὰς χιλίας καὶ πεντακοσίας ὑπερέβαλλεν, ἀποτιμᾶσθαι τὴν ἀξίαν εἰς τὸ δεκαπλάσιον
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Unspecified women
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Vague "women's ornaments" - probably robes and also jewellery
Notes
In this passage the clothing and jewellery aren't actively adorning women but are described as ornaments for women
Item Identifier
A01119
Determination
Interpreted from context