Evaluation of Women’s Clothing during the Sassanid Era

Subject Areas : History & Archeology

Sara Sadeghi ¹ (Mohaghagh- Ardabili University, Department of Archaeology, Areabil, Iran.)
Zahra Mirazi ² (Mohaghagh- Ardabili University, Department of Archaeology, Areabil, Iran.)
Farzad Feyzi ³ (Mohaghagh- Ardabili University, Department of Archaeology, Areabil, Iran.)

Received: 2021-05-07 Accepted : 2021-07-03 Published : 2021-09-23

Keywords: Sassanid era, women’s clothing,

Abstract :

The present study aimed to evaluate women’s clothing during the Sassanid era. The research population consisted of the women's images in the reliefs, coins, seals, paintings, stuccos, and tessellations during the Sassanid era. The study sample included women’s clothing in cultural data of this era. The research design was a descriptive-analytical method. The data were gathered via library (documentary) research method by using written sources, field research, and tools such as cameras and taking note cards. The pictures were analyzed using an archaeological data method. The Sassanids' archaeological findings such as metal dishes, reliefs, coins, seals, etc. clearly showed that Iranian women were using a special kind of clothing despite their broad range of political and economic activities. The clothing was inspired by the art and culture of Sassanid kings and artists, and it was mentioned in the Avesta and most importantly, the clothing of Persians during the Sassanid era was a little different from the past so that various kinds of pleated silk and thin clothes such as shirts or tunics, capes, belts have replaced the rough and thick clothes of the past eras. In conclusion, Sassanid women such as goddess Anahita, the queen, and princesses wore clothes, running down to the ankles, a crown on their heads, pearl necklaces, and braided their hair, following the clothing described in Avesta.

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