Chiton Collection

Statue of the Egyptian god Anubis (or Hermanubis) with jackals head, wearing a chiton, holding a caduceus. Copperplate engraving by Giacomo Bossi after an illustration by D.A

Statue of the Egyptian god Anubis (or Hermanubis) with jackal's head, wearing a chiton, holding a caduceus
FLO4997186 Statue of the Egyptian god Anubis (or Hermanubis) with jackal's head, wearing a chiton, holding a caduceus. Copperplate engraving by Giacomo Bossi after an illustration by D.A

Dress of Athenian men and women in ancient Greece, c.1934 (print)
3062024 Dress of Athenian men and women in ancient Greece, c.1934 (print) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From 'The Piers Plowman Histories)

Statue of a Greek muse in chiton and sandals, with siren's feathers in her hair
FLO4997309 Statue of a Greek muse in chiton and sandals, with siren's feathers in her hair. In the house of Francesco Lisca in Parione. Copperplate engraving by G

Joanna Cornelia Ziesenis-Wattier and Geertruida Jacoba Grevelink-Hilverdink... 1800-1813. Creator: Louis Moritz
Joanna Cornelia Ziesenis-Wattier and Geertruida Jacoba Grevelink-Hilverdink in "Iphigenia" by Jean Racine, 1800-1813

To a Greek girl, 1873. Creator: Emma Justine Farnsworth
To a Greek girl, 1873. Photograph shows a young woman dressed in a classically-inspired gown, holding a lyre as if playing it

To a Greek girl, 1873. Creator: Emma Justine Farnsworth
To a Greek girl, 1873. Photograph shows a young woman dressed in classically-inspired gown, holding a lyre as if playing it

Ancient Greece costume, wearing chiton, warrior with armour and helmet, white peplum tunic and himation robe. Date: circa 500 BC

Greek Togo or Chiton
The procedure for putting on the Greek toga, or Chiton

Female statue with Chiton (marble)
2562012 Female statue with Chiton (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: M.C. inv.1122 Parian marble)

Hydria (Water Jar), 480-470 BCE. Creator: Orchard Painter
Hydria (Water Jar), 480-470 BCE

Stamnos (Mixing Jar), 480-470 BCE. Creator: Syriskos
Stamnos (Mixing Jar), 480-470 BCE

L Indifferent, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035617 L Indifferent, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

UW ET 1811 106
Chiton - aka Sea Cradle on rock - Lone Tree dive site, Dili, East Timor (Timor Leste) Date: 25-Feb-19

Priestess, c. 2nd century BC (bronze)
CH429882 Priestess, c.2nd century BC (bronze) by Etruscan; height: 20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: said to have been found at the Sactuary of Diana)

Chiton, plate from Los Caprichos, 1799 (etching & aquatint)
3112267 Chiton, plate from Los Caprichos, 1799 (etching & aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 32x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Funerary stele of Dexileos (d. 394 BC) depicting him on his horse about to strike at
XIR194179 Funerary stele of Dexileos (d.394 BC) depicting him on his horse about to strike at the enemy (marble) (b/w photo) by Greek School, (4th century BC); 175x135 cm; Kerameikos, Athens

Statue of a Greek muse with sirens feathers in her hair
Statue of a Greek muse in chiton and sandals, with sirens feathers in her hair. In the house of Francesco Lisca in Parione. Copperplate engraving by G

The Hope Athena (marble)
3432824 The Hope Athena (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); 218.44 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; (add.info)

Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ("Hope Dionysos")
3526127 Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure (" Hope Dionysos" ), 27 BC-68 AD (marble) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); 210.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ("Hope Dionysos")
3526126 Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure (" Hope Dionysos" ), 27 BC-68 AD (marble) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); 210.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Chiton (engraving)
3634545 Chiton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chiton. Illustration for Adelines Art Dictionary (Virtue, 1891)

Ancient Greek costumes. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996353 Ancient Greek costumes. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek costumes)

Figurine of a girl running, Sparta, 520-500 BC (bronze)
BAL101541 Figurine of a girl running, Sparta, 520-500 BC (bronze) by Greek, (6th century BC); height: 11.4 cm; British Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: left leg below knee has been restored; ); Greek

Kore no. 674, c. 550-c. 480 BC (marble) (see also 277232)
JB148400 Kore no. 674, c.550-c.480 BC (marble) (see also 277232) by Greek School; Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece; eJohn Bethell; Greek, out of copyright

Orders of Molluscs
6338799 Orders of Molluscs by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Orders of Molluscs. Cuttlefish, chambered nautilus, sea angel, sea butterfly, slug, floating sea snail, chiton, oyster)

Marble statuette of Dionysos, early 3rd century BC (marble)
3526118 Marble statuette of Dionysos, early 3rd century BC (marble) by Greek, (3rd century BC); 48.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Statue of a wounded Amazon, 1st-2nd century A. D. (marble)
3493047 Statue of a wounded Amazon, 1st-2nd century A.D. (marble) by Roman; 203.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Restored copy of a Greek bronze statue c.450-425 B.C)

Georgiana as Cynthia from Spensers Faerie Queene, 1781-82 (oil on canvas)
CTS336332 Georgiana as Cynthia from Spensers Faerie Queene, 1781-82 (oil on canvas) by Cosway, Maria Hadfield (1759-1838); 219.7x160 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Corinthian black-figure alabastron with Typhon facing right
479158 Corinthian black-figure alabastron with Typhon facing right, wearing a small cap and a short-sleeved chiton, with long hair and a beard, his sickle-shaped wings upraised

Greece, 1915 (colour litho)
472955 Greece, 1915 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing girl representing Greece; from a series of Dancing Girls of the World)

Three Guardian Angels, 1822 (oil on canvas)
2622349 Three Guardian Angels, 1822 (oil on canvas) by Kadlik, Franz (1786-1840); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; Bohemian, out of copyright

Female statue called Flora Farnese, 2nd-3rd century AD (marble) (b / w photo)
ALI164866 Female statue called Flora Farnese, 2nd-3rd century AD (marble) (b/w photo) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

A Graeco-Roman marble dyad of Priapus embracing a maenad, 1st-2nd century AD (marble)
6290133 A Graeco-Roman marble dyad of Priapus embracing a maenad, 1st-2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (1st-2nd Century AD); height: 13. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D)

Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ("Hope Dionysos")
3526125 Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure (" Hope Dionysos" ), 27 BC-68 AD (marble) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); 210.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Kore figure dedicated by Cheramyes to Hera, from the Sanctuary of Hera, Samos, c
3504733 Kore figure dedicated by Cheramyes to Hera, from the Sanctuary of Hera, Samos, c.570-560 BC (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris

The Queen of Thebes (chromolitho)
735483 The Queen of Thebes (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen of Thebes)

Attic black-figure amphora depicting the Birth of Athena (pottery)
PWI92558 Attic black-figure amphora depicting the Birth of Athena (pottery) by Greek, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Greek, out of copyright

Kore figure dedicated by Cheramyes to Hera, from the Sanctuary of Hera, Samos, c
XIR148822 Kore figure dedicated by Cheramyes to Hera, from the Sanctuary of Hera, Samos, c.570-560 BC (marble) (see also 164882-164683) by Greek, (6th century BC); height: 192 cm; Louvre, Paris

Kore figure, c. 510 BC (marble) (see also 277233)
XZL148179 Kore figure, c.510 BC (marble) (see also 277233) by Greek, (6th century BC); Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece; Greek, out of copyright

Red-figure bell krater depicting Eos riding her chariot from the sea, Lucanian, c
BON83344 Red-figure bell krater depicting Eos riding her chariot from the sea, Lucanian, c.440-420 BC (ceramic) by Pisticci Painter (5th century BC) (attr.to); height

Attic red-figure nolan amphora, decorated with a lady being chased by a satyr, c
AMQ103362 Attic red-figure nolan amphora, decorated with a lady being chased by a satyr, c.450-440 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); height:30.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Statuette of the Personification of a City, Late Roman or Byzantine, 300-500. Tyche, the personification of chance or fortune, was also understood as the protector of cities

Greek Costume C. 500 Bc
Various Ancient Greek costumes; left to right - a warrior, a King, a woman and two mourning women. Date: circa 500 BC

The Crinkled Chiton and the Chlamys (left); The Chiton (right), 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris
The Crinkled Chiton and the Chlamys (left); The Chiton (right), 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M

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The chiton, a versatile garment worn by various cultures throughout history, is showcased in this diverse collection of artworks. In ancient Greece, the chiton was an essential part of their traditional costume and can be seen in the intricate details of the Funerary stele of Sosias and Kephisodoros from 410 BC, where figures are depicted wearing beautifully draped chitons. The Roman statue of Livia Drusilla also showcases the elegance and grace that this garment brings to its wearer. Moving beyond Greece and Rome, we find the chiton in other civilizations as well. In Egyptian mythology, Anubis (or Hermanubis) is often portrayed wearing a chiton-like robe while standing tall as the god of death and mummification. This demonstrates how even outside Greek culture, this garment held significance. Phoenician art also features depictions of individuals adorned with chitons. A bearded man with votive offerings from Cyprus exemplifies how this attire transcended borders and was embraced by different societies. The beauty and allure of the it can further emphasized through artistic representations such as "Je Chant ma Chair & ma Vie" illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis by Pierre Louys published in 1922. This pochoir print captures a sense of sensuality associated with wearing a flowing chiton. Not limited to statues or illustrations alone, pottery like Hydria (Water Jar) created by Orchard Painter during 480-470 BCE depicts women gracefully donning these garments while engaging in daily activities. Similarly, Syriskos' Stamnos (Mixing Jar) showcases scenes where men wear togas or similar versions called "chitons. " From ancient times to modern interpretations like those found within Phoenician art or contemporary literature illustrations, it is evident that the timeless appeal and cultural significance attached to the they have made it an enduring symbol of elegance and style.