Anklet - Anklet (English spelling)

Japanese: アンクレット - あんくれっと(英語表記)anklet
Anklet - Anklet (English spelling)

A ring-shaped accessory worn around the ankle or foot. It is the same as a bracelet worn around the wrist. In the past, ankle-length socks worn by women and children were called soxlets or anklets. In modern times, they are called socks. The origin of the anklet is ancient, and it was originally a primitive method of wearing ornaments made from plant stems, string, or cloth wrapped around the ankle. In ancient Egypt, by around 2000 BC, ruby, gold, and pottery were used as ankle ornaments. However, unlike other accessories, it gradually disappeared with the development of shoes and clothing, but remnants of this can be seen in the ornaments that hold the sock up on modern-day knee-high socks and the string ornaments that go down to the knee on sandals.

[Kumiko Ichikawa]

ancient egyptian anklets
Middle Kingdom (c. 1981-1640 BC) Faience Length: 16.3 cm Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

ancient egyptian anklets


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

くるぶしや足首の飾りとしてつける輪状の装身具。腕首につけるブレスレットと同じ飾り。かつて婦人や子供用の足首までの靴下をソックスレットあるいはアンクレットとよんだ。現代ではソックスと称されている。アンクレットの起源は古く、初めは足首に植物の茎や紐(ひも)、布などを巻き付けた原始的な装身法だった。古代エジプトでは紀元前2000年ごろまでに、紅玉、金、焼物などが足首の飾りとして用いられた。ただしほかの装身具と異なり、靴や衣服の発達によってしだいに消滅したが、その名残(なごり)が現在のハイソックスの靴下止めの飾りや、サンダルの膝(ひざ)下までの紐飾りなどになっている。

[市川久美子]

古代エジプトのアンクレット
中王国時代(紀元前1981~前1640年ころ) ファイアンス 長さ16.3cmメトロポリタン美術館所蔵">

古代エジプトのアンクレット


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