Edging or patterns on Iranian tunic

[Dan D'Silva]

Most reconstructions I've looked at show the Achaemenian tunic as covered in floral-looking prints, but a few have it as solid with broad edging at the hem, neck and cuffs with a single broad strip down the middle. I like the latter look better, but I haven't seen a period depiction of it, and the only reconstruction clearly of a historical event is a retouch of the Alexander Sarcophagus. Is an edged tunic historically supported, and if so, is it allowable as far back as the Greco-Persian Wars?

Thanks for your advice.