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{{Short description|Kind of himation (wraparound)}}
'''Enkyklon''' was a kind of [[himation]]. Enkyklon was most likely used as a wraparound outer garment, a mantle or 'encircling'. It was worn by [[ancient Greek]] women from the archaic through the [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic periods]]. The garment has been recorded at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Artemis, [[Brauron]]. Contemporary wraps such as Ampechonon, Epiblēma are also included in the inventories at Delos (Leto, Hera), Brauron, Tanagra and Samos (Hera).<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/artjournal1218unse|title=The Art journal|date=1849|publisher=London : George Virtue|others=Getty Research Institute|pages=324}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Fejfer|first1=Jane|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENc_CgAAQBAJ&dq=enkyklon&pg=PA59|title=Tradition: Transmission of Culture in the Ancient World|last2=Moltesen|first2=Mette|last3=Rathje|first3=Annette|date=2015-04-09|publisher=Museum Tusculanum Press|isbn=978-87-635-4258-6|pages=59|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sommerstein|first=Alan H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dAjZDwAAQBAJ&dq=enkyklon&pg=PA150|title=Indexes: The Comedies of Aristophanes: Vol 12|date=2002-12-15|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-1-80034-611-6|pages=150|language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Chiton (garment)]]
*[[Toga]]
== References ==
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{{Historical clothing|state=expanded}}
[[Category:Greek clothing]]