mitra

Japanese: mitra
mitra

...High-ranking persons wore a tiara, a high crown decorated with gold and silver jeweled vultures and snakes, to show their rank. In Mesopotamia, the tiara and the mitra, a thin ribbon of cloth with tassels at the end, were used. A turban-like headgear, a variation of the mitra, was also popular.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mitra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…高位の者は,この上に身分をあらわす金銀宝石細工の禿鷹や蛇の飾りのついた丈の高い冠ティアラtiaraをつけた。メソポタミアでは,ティアラと,末端に房飾のついた薄手の布製リボン,ミトラmitraが用いられた。ミトラの変形であるターバン状の被り物も好まれた。…

※「mitra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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