Workers wore loose like skirts when working to
keep cool, plus they get wet. Also it is tough
material. Kaunakes is a type of skirt worn by
many men Sumerians. Some
believe they were made with sheepskin or cloth
covered with many rows of wool fringe.
They
had no top. Assyrians usually put fringe on their
clothes. King Ashurasirph II wore a wavy style
beard and long curled hair.
Women
usually wore a layered dress with a cover at the
waist. It was short sleeved with no breast
coverage.
They wove fine cloth which was no
doubt used for clothing. The women also wore
tunics and sandals. Women often wore folwers like
the picture above.
Women wore a cape like garment in
addition to the Kaunakes.
The Assyrians and Babylonians wore
chiefly a large shawl or scarf wrapped around the
waist and hips.
They draped one end over the left
shoulder.
The Assyrians and some Babylonians
wore a short sleeve tunic under the shawl.
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