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In conjunction with the British Museum’s recent exhibition Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece, it was decided to attempt to create the types of garments worn by the elite of the Persian court in the Achaemenid period (559–330 BCE). Dress played a role in the Persian concept of luxury, and although textiles have not survived in the archaeological record, careful research into the representations of clothes in Achaemenid art and the traditional dress styles in the Iranian world has made recreations of court clothing is possible. This talk explores the design and symbolism of Achaemenid dress and highlights the methods undertaken to recreate Persian costumes for the British Museum exhibition.
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is professor of ancient history at Cardiff University, Wales. A leading expert in ancient Persian history and culture, he has served as the director of the ancient Iran research program for the British Institute of Persian Studies and is the author of many books, including Persians: The Age of the Great Kings, which has been translated into fifteen languages.
This lecture is generously supported by the Tina and Hamid Moghadam Fund.
