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Life in Bible Times
Dress

Arab Beside the waters of Galilee. An early photograph..

Jewels Jewels of a Lady of the Court in the Great Days of Ur.

Lips Papyrus showing an Egyptian woman painting her lips with a brush held in her right hand while in her left she is holding a mirror and what may be a tube of kohl for making up her eyes.. Second half of second millennium BC. (Torino Museum).

Women Two women in traditional dress in Jerusalem. An early photograph..

Bag Script or small bag. Egyptian..

Eyes An eye with Egyptian eye make-up.

Eyes Egyptian eye make-up tools.

Eyes Eye from an Egytian illustration.

Eyes Eye painting equipment.

Belt Assyrian belts.

Belt Egyptian girdles or belts - a very important item of dress, for holding together flowing garments, and for holding weapons and a pouch..

Belt Persian belt.

Breaches Egyptian breaches - cf Ex.28.42, 39.28, Lev.6.10, 16.4, Ezek.44.18..

Dye Purple Gallinule (Porphyro hyacinthinus), used for making ´purple´, Heb. TaNSheMeTh in Lev.11.18, Deut.14.16, sometimes translated ´swan´.

Dye Scarlet insect (Coccus ilicis) which forms lumps on evergreen oaks. The colour Scarlet was extracted from this insect. Scarlet, Heb. ShaNI, TOLa´.

Dye Top: Tyrian Rock Shell (Murex trunculus). Bottom: Dog whelk (Purpura lapillus) - sources of Purple dye.. This was a trade secret held by Tyre. They sold purple cloth at such a high price that only kings and other rulers could afford it.

Fringes A Hebrew wearing a garment with fringes..

Fringes Assyrian fringes or tassels - cf Nm.15.38-39.

Fringes Assyrian fringed clothing.

Fringes Egyptian fringes or tassels, from linen in the British Museum - cf Nm.15.38-39.

Fringes Egyptian fringed clothing.

Jewish Jewish captives from Lachish before Sennacherib, showing typical dress.

Jewish Jewish captives from Lachish before Sennacherib, showing typical dress.

Jewish Jewish gentleman in full dress.

Jewish Hebrews, as seen an Egyptian tomb. They all wear clothing of bright and varied colours..

Jewish Jewish lady in full dress.

Jewish Jewish male clothing.

Jewish Jewish working class cress.

Persian Left: Persian, Right: Median.

Robe Assyrian embroidered robe.

Robe Assyrian embroidered dress, of Sardanapalus II.

Robe Egyptian princess in an embroidered dress.

Robe Egyptian embroidered dresses.

Roman Roman civil costume, about 30 AD..

Silk Silkworm Moth, Chrysalis, Cocoon. Made Silk Heb. MeShI (Ezek.16.10,13), SheSh (Prov 31.22).

Sandals Sandals.

Sandals Sandals.

Sandals Sandals, Assyrian.

Sandals Sandle, Egyuptian.

Shoes Shoes.

Assyran Assyrian musicians wearing caps of network.

Assyrian Assyrian diadem.

Assyrian Assyrian diadem.

Assyrian Assyrian diadem.

Assyrian Assyrian hairstyles.

Assyrian Assyrian hairstyles.

Assyrian Assyrian hairstyles.

Assyrian Assyrian horn-shaped caps, worn only by kings. Horns are often seen as symbols of power (Deut.33.17, 1S.2.1, Ps.75.5,10, Jer.48.25).

Egyptan Egyptian barber.

Egyptian Egyptian crowns.

Egyptian Egyptian women´s head-dresses.

Egyptian Egyptian crowns.

Egyptian Egyptian crowns.

Egyptian Egyptian hairstyles.

Egyptian Egyptian hairstyles.

Egyptian Egyptian headbands.

Egyptian Egyptian wig.

Egyptian1 Egyptian Seleucid crown.

Persian Parthian diadem.

Roman Roman Crowns.

Veil Women´s veils.

Veil Roman lady wearing the peplum veil. FREE PICTURE

Greek Greek hairstyles.

Amulets Amulets.

Anklets Assyrian and Egyptian anklets.

Anklets Egyptian anklets.

Bracelet Assyrian and Egyptian bracelets.

Bracelet Assyrian bracelets.

Bracelet Assyrian bracelets & armlets.

Bracelet Egyptian bracelets & armlets.

Bracelet Egyptian bracelets & armlets.

Bracelet Egyptian bracelets & armlets.

Ear Ear rings and nose rings.

Necklace Necklace and ear-drops.

Necklace Necklace, bracelets and anklets.

Necklace Assyrian necklaces.

Necklace Ancient Egyptian jewels.

Nose Nose rings.

Rings Assyrian rings, Assyrian. Left: of green & yellow glass. Right: of bronze..

Rings Egyptian signet rings, with impressions made from them.

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