Histories 3.47.2

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
440
Location of Display
Reference
Histories 3.47.2
Quotation
καὶ γὰρ θώρηκα ἐληίσαντο τῷ προτέρῳ ἔτεϊ ἢ τὸν κρητῆρα οἱ Σάμιοι, ἐόντα μὲν λίνεον καὶ ζῴων ἐνυφασμένων συχνῶν, κεκοσμημένον δὲ χρυσῷ καὶ εἰρίοισι ἀπὸ ξύλου:
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Military: Arms and Armour
Object/ Person Ornamented
Breastplate given to the Lacedaemonians by King Amasis of Egypt
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Textile
Visual Work: Embroidery
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Medium/a Ornamenting
Linen embroidered with gold and cotton figures
Item Identifier
A02143
Determination
Derived directly from text