wall carpets, paintings and decorations left from old generations. 163
In the holy scripture "Bible" it is stated that during the lifetime of "Prophet" Solomon"A", the women used to wear veil on their faces beside the covering of the body. 164The same habit was commonly followed during the time of Prophet Abraham"A" too. It is reported that when fiancee of Ishaq "Rifqah" saw him for the first time, she put a veil "mask" on her face.165
Further, during various periods like Medes, Achamenian, Ashkaani, and Sassanid eras, the Iranian women used to wear certain covering "mantle".
During the Medes epoch, the women used to wear twopiece garment, 166 which was made of a piece of carpet belonged to the Achamenian epoch, in which the women used to wear a capelike cloth on their heads, in a way similar to chaadur "large veil worn by women". 167
During the Ashkaani era, the women used to put on as a covering a long garment open in front "qabah" reaching to the kneels, with a cape thrown on the head and a mask "niqaab" which was usually brought to the back part of the head. 168
While during Sassanid rule the women were sometimes wearing a loose Chaadur, with a fencelike on the head, reaching to middle of the leg. The paintings representing the Sassanid women, designed on silver plates, show every and each woman wearing a Chaadur wrapped on her body. 169
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163. Tareekh Libas, p. 11.
164. Al-Kitaab Al-Muqaddas, Baab 5, p. 1003.
165. ibid., Baab 24.
166. Zan Bi-Zan Tareekh, p. 71.
167. ibid., p. 115.
167. ibid., p. 141.
168. ibid., 198.