. The life of the Greeks and Romans. s of this statue have been restored. The short-sleeved chiton is frequently worn by women and children onmonuments. Of the sleeveless chiton, worn by men over bothshoulders, as in Fig. 208 (a^LjiaGyjiKoi), it is stated that it wasthe sign of a free citizen. Slaves and artisans are said to haveworn a chiton with one hole forthe left arm, the right arm andhalf of the chest remaining quiteuncovered. The c^w/mi? was an-other form of the chiton, wornon monuments, chiefly by IIc-phaistos, Daidalos, and workmen,kclt e^o^yjv, as also by fishermenand sailors, whose
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. s of this statue have been restored. The short-sleeved chiton is frequently worn by women and children onmonuments. Of the sleeveless chiton, worn by men over bothshoulders, as in Fig. 208 (a^LjiaGyjiKoi), it is stated that it wasthe sign of a free citizen. Slaves and artisans are said to haveworn a chiton with one hole forthe left arm, the right arm andhalf of the chest remaining quiteuncovered. The c^w/mi? was an-other form of the chiton, wornon monuments, chiefly by IIc-phaistos, Daidalos, and workmen,kclt e^o^yjv, as also by fishermenand sailors, whose occupations re-quired the right arm to be quite Fig. A bas-relief (Fig. 209) shows two ship-carpentersdressed in the exomis, representing, perhaps, master Argos andan assistant, working at the ship Argo, under the supervision ofAthene. Two charming statuettes of fisher-boys at the BritishMuseum and the Museo Borbonico of Naples (Clarac, Musee,Nos. 881, 882), respectively, also illustrate this picturesque costume. M.
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