Book Review: Ancient Egyptian Clothing: Studies in Late Period Private Representations

Authors

Jonathan Vassar, Brigham Young University, Provo

Keywords

book review, Late Period Egpytian clothing, Egyptian royal iconography, Egyptian garment typology, Hallmann’s clothing study

Abstract

In this book, Aleksandra Hallmann focuses on Late Egyptian clothing during the Late Period as represented in depictions of persons without royal iconography. This first volume contains descriptions of the clothing along with her analyses and conclusions. The second volume contains images of objects and drawings to clarify and provide reference for the clothing discussed in the first volume. The book is divided into five main chapters with a sixth consisting of tables giving the different objects analyzed in her study. In this study, Hallmann focuses on revealing the various ways Egyptian clothing appeared during the Late Period, creating a typology for Late Period clothing (1). This makes it a useful resource for Late Period Egyptian clothing.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Vassar, Jonathan. "Book Review: Ancient Egyptian Clothing: Studies in Late Period Private Representations." Studia Antiqua 24, no. 1 (2025). https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studiaantiqua/vol24/iss1/9