page_title: Kaunakes
hierarchical_section_title: Kaunakes
caption_attribution_description: English: Iku-Shamagan - Mari - Temple of Ninni-Zaza (front and side)
context_page_description: A kaunakes or persis was a woolen mantle associated with ancient Mesopotamia and Persia. It was woven in a tufted pattern suggesting overlapping petals or feathers, either by sewing tufts onto the garment or by weaving loops into the fabric.
context_section_description: A kaunakes (Ancient Greek: καυνάκης or γαυνάκης; Akkadian: 𒌆𒄖𒅘𒆪 TÚGGU-NAK-KU) or persis was a woolen mantle associated with ancient Mesopotamia and Persia. It was woven in a tufted pattern suggesting overlapping petals or feathers, either by sewing tufts onto the garment or by weaving loops into the fabric.
caption: Statue of Iku-Shamagan, King of Mari, wearing the Kaunakes. Circa 2500 BCE.
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