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THE HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COSTUME

ALBERT RACINET

THE CLASSIC WORK OF THE 19TH CENTURY

THE ANCIENT WORLD

THE ETRUSCANS

AN UNKNOWN CIVILIZATION


Middle Register

6 Iris, messenger of the gods, carrying her emblem, the caduceus.

7, 9, 11 & 12 Helen and her young girls pursued by Menelaus. The costumes are completely Greek, while the vigorous depiction of movement is the essence of Etruscan style.

8 A musician playing the double flute. The Etruscans introduced this instrument to Italy at the same time as the bronze trumpet.

10 Mercury, messenger of the gods, with a beard, a belted tunic and small boots.

13 The master of a gymnasium.

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