IMAGES OF FIRST CENTURY HEAD COVERINGS

 
 
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By Rick Cutter (contact)

NOTE: Many thanks to Michael Marlowe for his excellent research on “Head Covering Customs of the Ancient World” and the images he assimilated (shown below). While I don’t agree with his final conclusions (for these reasons), I do agree with several of his early points.
 
 
Image of a Christian woman praying in the catacombs
 
Image of Roman woman in time of Caesar Augustus
 
Image of Caesar Augustus with head covering
 
Image of Roman wedding (husband & wife)
 
Image of Roman woman on Roman coin
 
Portrait of a patrician (wealthy) woman on Roman coin
 
Ancient Greek head wrapper (era unknown)
 
Ancient Greek woman’s head covering (era unknown)

 

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