Beschreibung
Erhaltung: ss | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: pilos
weight 5,71gr. | bronze 18mm.
obv. Beardless head of Kabeiros left, wearing pilos
rev. Club between BIPY, within wreath
The two most common hats worn in Greece from 1200 to 146 BC were the pilos and the petasos. Felt, a smooth cloth, was the most common material used to make the hats, but other materials were also used, including leather and straw. Evidence of many different felt hats formed into a cone shape with a small rolled brim has been discovered in many regions of Greece. These hats were worn by working men. In each region, the hats were usually named after the geographic area in which they were worn. Scholars, however, have not been able to distinguish differences among these many different regional hats and have come to call all these felt hats with little brims pilos. The Greek god of fire and metalworking, Hephaestus, is often depicted wearing a pilos.
BMC 1 | SNG.von Aulock 1502 | SNG.Copenhagen 247
Weber collection 5333 | McClean 7801 | SNG.München 168
Attractive dark patina.
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