What ancient Egyptian slaves wore?

Answer 1

Most male slaves wore a short linen kilt whilst their female counterparts a skirt extending from their shoulder to their knees or ankles If you were an important slave you wore the same as your master. How well dressed you were showed how wealthy your master or mistress was. Many slaves who worked building the temples and monuments, working in the quarries or mines often wore no clothes

Answer 2

Tomb paintings show slave girls employed as dancers and musicians wearing little in the way of clothes, decked out in necklaces, bracelets and a headband. No doubt for the pleasure of the men.

The majority of household slaves wore the same clothes as ordinary Egyptians. Male slaves wore a short linen kilt whilst their female counterparts a skirt extending from their shoulder to their knees or ankles.

If you were an important slave you wore similar clothes to your owner. How well dressed a slave was reflected the wealth of your master or mistress.

The slaves who worked building the temples and monuments, in the quarries or mines were unable to take care of their bodies were dirty, unkempt and naked.

Answer 3

Household slaves, found in most well-to-do homes, wore the clothes provided to them by their owners. Slaves working on the land, building the monuments or working in the quarries usually went naked.