The Lady of Susa: Reconstructing the clothing of Achaemenid Persia (Part 2)

Our project starts with humble beginnings.

The foundation wear.

There's little historical sources on the undergarments of women of the era, but then again, there's few depictions of women. However, the one mention on the subject from the Encyclopaedia Iranica stated that, like their outerwear, it was very similar to their male counterparts,  and by my own assumption possibly with a few adjustments to accommodate female support.

The Lady of Susa: Reconstructing the clothing of Achaemenid Persia (Part 1)

Today begins my first post, and consequently, project on this blog. I hope I can manage to not disappoint.

For those of you who don't know, our previous blogger/researcher/page manager is a bit busy with, well, life. That's how she put it anyhow, I'm not sure how much she wishes to tell, so I'll keep my mouth shut.

Anyhow, I'm going to start off things in a manner a bit, how do I say, overly ambitious.

Yes, that's how I'll describe this project.

As those of you who already follow our page may know, the Cyrus Cylinder is arriving in Los Angeles to be on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum this Autumn.

The Cyrus Cylinder, image via