COSTUME of Gauls & Britons Chiefs Women - SUPERB Color Antiqe Print A. Racinet

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COSTUME of Gauls & Britons Chiefs Women - SUPERB Color Antiqe Print A. Racinet:
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Costume of Gauls and Britons
Costume of Gauls and BritonsAnother Quality Print from Martin2001Type of print:Lithograph- Original vintage antique printYear of printing:1878Artist - Engraver- Publisher:Albert Racinet - n/a - Imp. FirminDidotCondition:Excellent - Very good - Good- Fair. The prints is slightly \'wavy.\'
Size of print ininches:10 1/2 x 15 1/2 (28 x 40 cm)Type of paper:Thick - Heavier, matte finish - Medium heavy- Slightly heavier - ThinReverse side:Blank - With text or picturesNotes:See shipping rates, return, paymentpolicies, etc. at the bottom of page.
Legend: THE GAULS AND THE CELTS - THE ANCIENT BRITISH- filled the entire ancient world with the sound of their weapons, untilonce victorious they proved unable to develop an organized sense of nationality.As a result, they lapsed into a state of military decadence two or threecenturies before the birth of Christ. Their military leaders carried splendidweapons and had magnificent horses and chariots. Over a tunic embroideredwith flowerets of gold, a chief would wear a gilded cuirass or a shinycoat of iron mail - a Gallic invention. This was beautiful but ineffective,and in 58 BC the Gauls were conquered by Julius Caesar.

1 The chief Sutticos de Rouen, with his hair tied in apony-tail. 2 A chief in everyday dress: his hair is loose and heis wearing a collar of coloured beads. 3 A warrior, with hair tied up.4, 5, 6, & 8 Gallic women. Like the Romans they used cosmetics: theirhair was often powdered with white ash; they washed their faces in beer-foam;and darkened their eyebrows with liquid taken from the garfish. They worelong robes, often with aprons, and like Gallic men had a passion for jewelry.The barefoot woman in 4 has loose hair and a tunic with long, wide sleeves.The woman in 5, also barefoot, wears a tunic hemmed with a red band thatis cut to look like a fringe. The next women, 6, wears shoes, but her headis covered with her cloak in the style of a Roman pallium. This could bea sign of age, widowhood or captivity. The style of headdress in 8 wascommon in Gaul, and became so among female slaves in Rome. 7 A peasant,wearing a tunic with two vertical stripes and a belt. 10 A warrior leaningagainst a menhir. The helmet, cuirass and shield are decorated with studsand points; his shoes, called Gallica, have thick soles and are tied atthe instep. 11 An armed peasant wearing a Phrygian hood. His outer garmentis the famous caracalia, described by Strabon as the \'Gallic palla\". 9,12, 13 & 14 Peasants wearing different types of bardocunuile - a hoodedcloak. This was the origin of the monk\'s cowl. 16 A warrior wearing a helmetcalled a berru, so named because it was found in 1872 at Berru in France.21 An infantryman carrying the ensign of the golden boar, a Gallic symbolof excellence. His tunic is striped with bright colors and his cloak ismilitary, of a type called a sagum by the Romans. 22 & 23 Gallic horsemenwere famous for their bravery. Here the ensign of the golden boar is alsoused as a weapon. 33 A warrior ready for combat, wearing an iron helmet(39) with chin straps, horns and a crest. 34 A soldier carrying the carnyx,the horn of war. 35 A Gallic chief with a bronze helmet decorated withtwo large wings from a bird of Martin2001 SatisfactionGuaranteed Policy ! Any printpurchased from us maybe returned for any reason for a fullrefund includingall postage. Shipping: Worldwide. We gladlycombine multiplepurchases into one package. Terminology: Clickhere to learn more about antique prints and their terminology. \"Inch to cm\" conversion: Clickhere to see our handy \"inch to cm\" conversion table. Our other listings: Clickhere to see our other antique prints. Notes: --- findgb findfashion findracinet

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