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Cothurni

Scope note

Calf-high laced boots sometimes with a cork wedge to increase the wearer's height; worn by huntsmen and men of upperclasses in ancient Greece and Rome, also by tragic actors in Athenian drama.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000220530

Broader Terms used

<boots by form>

Equivalent Terms used

cothurnus

Created

13yrs ago

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