Amethyst carved as a head covered with a gold keffiyeh, believed to be Arsinoë II, Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt and King (no mistype) of upper and lower Egypt, effectively making her a Pharaoh; 300 BCE [3000×2998]
if you don’t know the ancient geek term, just saying ‘veil’ would be more appropriate. I admit, they can be confusing. Often it’s just the outer himation garment worn over the head– sometimes even covering the face
maybe you’ll say I’m being pedantic, but keffiyeh is actually a specific cultural term for a modern head scarf worn by men, and ancient greeks, male or female, did not wear them
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very cool, but definitely not a keffiyeh
if you don’t know the ancient geek term, just saying ‘veil’ would be more appropriate. I admit, they can be confusing. Often it’s just the outer himation garment worn over the head– sometimes even covering the face
maybe you’ll say I’m being pedantic, but keffiyeh is actually a specific cultural term for a modern head scarf worn by men, and ancient greeks, male or female, did not wear them