In ancient Athens, female hairstyle was a distinctive symbol
of status worn by women of high social rank and affluence
when they appeared in public settings such as religious festivals....
of status worn by women of high social rank and affluence
when they appeared in public settings such as religious festivals....
Sculptures with elaborate female hairstyles or coiffures, unveiled and on display
in the sacred and prominent location of the ancient Athenian Acropolis,
invite an analysis of the preserved hairstyles to determine whether or not
the sculptors invented an artistic convention or used real hairstyles of the day.
in the sacred and prominent location of the ancient Athenian Acropolis,
invite an analysis of the preserved hairstyles to determine whether or not
the sculptors invented an artistic convention or used real hairstyles of the day.
The Caryatid Hairstyling Project, spearheaded by Dr. Katherine Schwab,
was conducted at Fairfield University in April, 2009.
The project tested the reality or fantasy of these hairstyles by engaging student
volunteers as models while a professional hairstylist recreated the individual
hairstyles of the Erechtheion marble Caryatids or maidens (korai),
which stand in place of columns in the South Porch.
was conducted at Fairfield University in April, 2009.
The project tested the reality or fantasy of these hairstyles by engaging student
volunteers as models while a professional hairstylist recreated the individual
hairstyles of the Erechtheion marble Caryatids or maidens (korai),
which stand in place of columns in the South Porch.
The result? Confirmation that the marble Caryatids were closely
modeled after real women of the day!
modeled after real women of the day!
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