Hat “Phrygian Cap”

Antiquity, Western and Eastern Europe

100% wool, handmade.
Colors vary.

Phrygian cap, Armenian hat, “liberty cap”

A soft high conical headpiece, known since antiquity and originating from Asia Minor. For a long time it remained a sign of belonging to a certain territory or origin from it.
It was used by tribes that inhabited Thrace, Dacia, Dalmatia in ancient times. In Ancient Rome, a headpiece that symbolized freedom was called pileus. It was round or peaked and was made of felt, fur or wool: initially – the femoral part of an animal skin, tied or sewn on the narrow side
Such a hat in Greece and Rome was usually worn by artisans and other free commoners, that is, a slave, having received freedom, also received the right to wear such a cap.
Images are found on some ancient Roman monuments – in particular, in some scenes on the famous Trajan’s Column. Similar headwear was worn by the Cimmerians and Scythians, they can be seen on Greek depictions of the Scythians, in particular, on the famous golden Scythian torque, made in ancient times by Greek craftsmen for sale to Scythia.
In the Macedonian army, bronze helmets in the form of a Phrygian hat were popular. A similar helmet was found in the grave of Philip II of Macedon. In addition, the Phrygian cap was an attribute of the Persian sun god Mithras, whose cult became widespread in the Roman Empire before the adoption of Christianity.