Tag: greek history

• Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear

  

  My latest piece for Hyperallergic addresses the long history of red caps as symbols of politics, ethnicity, and identity. From Mithras to the Smurfs, there is a rich history of using identifying hats. This article was also an opportunity for me to post some photos of Mithras I have taken over the years–and to include a few […]

  sarahemilybond

  April 9, 2018

  ancient clothing, Art and Graphics, color, diversity, hyperallergic, Uncategorized, women

  amazons, ancient history, color, fashion history, greek history, hats, hyperallergic, Iranian history, MAGA, mithras, phrygian caps, polychromy, Roman History

• Purple, Indigo, And The Slave Labor That Produced Expensive Dyes

  

  Those who read this blog are keenly aware of how much I think about and study color. This certainly extends to the production of ancient dyes used to paint frescoes, to dye wool and linen, and even those pigments used for makeup. And, yes, I do also think about what the absence of color says. […]

  sarahemilybond

  October 24, 2017

  ancient clothing, Art and Graphics, color, Labor and Work, slavery, Uncategorized

  ancient history, Byzantine, caste systems, dye histories, greek history, hyperallergic, indigo, labor, pigments, Roman History, slavery, tyrian purple