Ivory Figurine – Ivory Triad

Find spot: Mycenae; north slope of the Acropolis, close to the megaron
Date: 15th-14th c. BC
Clothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelry, estheta (shawl)
Museum link: National Archaeological Museum
Collection of Prehistoric Antiquities, inv. no. Π7711 https://www.namuseum.gr/ en/monthly_artefact/terms-of-endearment/

Ivory figurine representing two seated, bare-breasted female deities and a child leaning on their knees, the so called “ivory triad”. One cloak covers both women. A masterpiece of mycenaean art. From the Mycenae acropolis, palace area. (15th-14th century B.C)