I can not refer to any references but as far as I know
in ancient Greek and also in ancient Persia, only
noble women were supposed wear veil to differentiate
them from others.
ihsan yilmaz
--- Dagmar Gollatz <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> I have tried this question on other lists already,
> but with little results:
>
>
> Were women in ancient Greece supposed to wear veils?
> All women? (married, prostitutes, priestesses...).
> Judging from greek art, there must have been some
> women veiled and some without a veil.
> Where does the costum of veiling (for women) come
> from? What was its function?
>
> I hope someone can help me,
> Dagmar
>
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