Stephane (headdress) explained

A stephane (ancient Greek στέφανος, from στέφω (stéphō, “I encircle”), Lat. Stephanus = wreath, decorative wreath worn on the head; crown) was a decorative headband or circlet made of metal, often seen on depictions of high-status ancient Roman and Greek women,^{[1] [2] [3]} as well as goddesses.^[4] The stephane often consisted of a metal arc that was higher in the center than along the sides. It was set atop a woman's hair, with or without a veil. It resembled a crown.

Many ancient Greek and Roman coins show a queen's portrait on the obverse, with her wearing a veil with a stephane.

See also

• Clothing in the ancient world
  • Clothing in ancient Greece
• Chiton (costume)
• Exomis
• Himation
• Peplos
• Zoster (costume)

Notes and References

1. Cox . John K. . 2006-01-01 . What's behind the veil? The Ottoman fiction of Ismail Kadare . Indiana Slavic Studies . English . 16 . 47–73.
2. Book: Török, László . Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas from Egypt . 1995 . L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER . 978-88-7062-909-5 . en.
3. Hamelink . A . 2014 . Symbol or jewellery? The stephane and its werarer in the Roman world . Leiden. University of Leiden.
4. Book: Eilberg-Schwartz . Howard . Off with Her Head!: The Denial of Women's Identity in Myth, Religion, and Culture . Doniger . Wendy . 1995-11-14 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-08840-5 . en.