Thera (modern day Santorini) is the southernmost island of the Cyclades. It is 110 kilometers north of Crete. It was roughly circular, about 12 kilometers across with a volcanic cone at the center. Akrotiri was a town on the southwestern tip of the island. It had two- and three-story buildings. The streets were paved and drained. The houses had indoor…
Find spot: Tomb IV of Circle of Mycenae (Greece)Date: 16th c. BCEClothing depicted: braceletMuseum link: National Archaeological Museum of Athens https://www.namuseum.gr/en/permanent_exhibition/mykinaikes-archaiotites/ While Mycenaean goldsmiths frequently used semi-precious stones (like carnelian, amethyst, rock crystal, and lapis lazuli) or glass paste (faience) for beadwork and inlaying, this specific bracelet relies purely on sheet gold working techniques: Sources Learning history: The era of Pit Tombs…
Blue brocade gamurra and pink silk giornea started August 10, 2026. Finished September 11, 2026 My friend Jane will be surprised with an invitation to join the Order of the Pelican at Ancient Embers (SSBB) on September 11-13, 2026. Her husband, who is coordinating all of the things, asked the Ladies of Vegas to help with her garb for the day. Her…
Find spot: Said to be from the Diktaian (Psychro) Cave, CreteDate: 2000 BCEClothing depicted: braceletMuseum link: The Met https://www.metmuseum.org/ art/collection/search/252387 Object Number: 26.31.465 Small bronze annular bangle with clasp, 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm)
Find spot: Mavrospilio Cemetery, KnossosDate: 1450-1375 BCEClothing depicted: necklaceMuseum link: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion https://ca.heraklionmuseum.gr/ ca/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/objects/357 From the museum: Necklace of spherical beads of semiprecious stones. There are 19 amethyst beads in various hues and two of carnelian. The necklace is a funerary offering from the cemetery of Mavrospilio, on a hill above the River Kairatos. The Kairatos flows through the Knossos…
Find spot: Maroni Valley Graves, CyprusDate: 1375-1300 BCEClothing depicted: CloaksMuseum link: The British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1911-0428-1 Museum number: 1911,0428.1 From the museum:Pottery Late Helladic IIIA2a (Mycenaean) amphoroid krater of Furumark type FS 53, restored from a number of fragments. Red painted decoration on two faces of the krater represents four chariots each pulled by two horses and with two riders, in a procession…
Started June 11, 2026. Finished July 15, 2026. INSPIRATIOIN IMAGES: Details: SCARY GOLD heanos TODO: – (done) Figure out pattern. – (done) Pull fabric from stash – (done) Cut out heanos – (done) Add 1/4″ Rolled hem to front v-neck opening – (done) Use flat-felled seam to attach center front below the V (honestly I could have left this un-cut…
Find spot: Shaft Grave IV in Grave Circle A at Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876Date: 1550-1500 BCEClothing depicted: kilt (shorts?), figure-of-eight shield and tower shield, spears, bow and arrowMuseum link: National Archaeological Museum in Athens http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/eh430.jsp?obj_id=4517 From the Museum link: This masterpiece of Mycenaean art displays a unique decorative technique known as ‘painting with metal.’ It is a bronze blade with four…
Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thera (Santorini), Xesté 3, wall paintings, 1st story, north corridor wall and south corridor wall Date: 17th century BCE (circa 1600–1550 BCE)Clothing depicted: snood, heanos, cloak, necklace, Museum link: (probably) Museum of Prehistoric Thira, Santorini https://www.namuseum.gr/ en/collection/syllogi-archaiotiton-thiras/ “Excavated by Spyridon Marinatos in 1973, the upper portions of two of the figures were published in color in 1992 by Christos…
Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thera (Santorini), Xeste 3, Room 3, ground floor, north wallDate: 1600 BCE Clothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, fillet, hair pin, belt, veil, Museum link: Museum of Prehistoric Thira, Santorini https://www.namuseum.gr/en/collection/syllogi-archaiotiton-thiras/ cat. no of Akrotiri frescoes 233 Akrotiri was covered by volcanic debris following the eruption of the Thera volcano c. 1500 B. C. E.. This preserved many…