Behind is a stool with a woven cushion. The items most commonly illustrated on vases and on stone reliefs include chairs, stools, couches, tables and various kinds of chests, boxes and baskets. Since these were originally largely made of wood and other organic materials, their survival tends to be poor, but specimens of Greek furniture have been found in tombs. Attic Red Figure Kylix ca. A scene from the women's quarter or gynaikonitis.
Women talk while sitting on chairs.
A standing woman holds a mirror. On the interior, an elegant woman, holding a box, lifts the lid of an inlaid chest. Photos by Maria Daniels for the Perseus Project. Standing clothed female figure of possibly Corinthian manufacture, wearing a himation over a floor-length chiton. The himation was a rectangle of wool or linen, often drawn away from one shoulder.