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Cultural gender, as differentiated from biological sex, has become an important tool for analysing social hierarchies and power structures in ancient societies. The gender system, which in antiquity was essentially patriarchal, is visible in all aspects of society: language, family, legislation, economy, religion, education, and medicine. As a fundamental aspect of personal identity, it is materialized on the body surface through clothing and adornment and performed through gestures.

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