Attic Grave Reliefs that Represent Women in the Dress of Isis

By (author) Elizabeth J. Walters

Book cover: Attic Grave Reliefs that Represent Women in the Dress of Isis

Extent: 153, 153 pages

Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Subjects: Classical Studies, Clothing & Textiles

Series: Hesperia Supplement

Series volume number: 22

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 1988)

ISBN: 9780876615225

8.46 x 10.98 inches

Price: $49.95

In stock

The author investigates the appearance of a fashion in clothing, involving a knotted mantle worn across the chest, on many Attic stelae of the Roman period. She suggests that this style can be traced to Egyptian roots, and might have been particularly associated with a cult of Isis, popular among wealthy Athenians.


The author investigates the appearance of a fashion in clothing, involving a knotted mantle worn across the chest, on many Attic stelae of the Roman period. She suggests that this style can be traced to Egyptian roots, and might have been particularly associated with a cult of Isis, popular among wealthy Athenians. The book presents a catalogue of the 106 known Isis reliefs from Attica and a review of all forms of evidence for the cult.

  • By (author) Elizabeth J. Walters