Periplus Section 112 line 54

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Reference
Periplus Section 112 line 54
Quotation
Οἱ Αἰθίοπες χρῶνται κόσμῳ * στίκτοις, καὶ ἐκπώμασι τοῦ ἐλέφαντος φιάλαις • καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν χρῶνται κόσμῳ ψελίοις τοῦ ἐλέφαντος • χρῶνται δὲ καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἵππους ἐλεφαντίνῳ κόσμῳ.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Ethiopian people and especially women, and their horses
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Material: Ivory
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Clothing
Medium/a Ornamenting
Ivory bracelets and ornaments, animal skins
Item Identifier
A02388
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Derived directly from text