women-of-the-antiquity:Archaeological Museum of Piraeus:Bare breasted girls dancing around a censer
women-of-the-antiquity:Archaeological Museum of Piraeus:Bare breasted girls dancing around a censer and playing the kithara, from the base of a nuptial lebes (4th century B.C), (Trachones, from the Geroulanos collection)Note that the woman might have not been bare-breasted initially. In many cases a whiter pigment used for ribbons and clothes- probably a base for colour- can be seen fading and leaving only a faint impression. Since there are some little details in relief, the nakedness might be a draft to aid a subsequent rendering of the female anatomy in relief as well. Under close inspection the woman rather seems to be wearing a type of vest.One day we are going to have a special about ancient women partying hard. -- source link
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