Fresco – Hunting Scene
Find spot: Palace of Nestor, Pylos, GreeceDate: Clothing depicted: short-sleeved tunic, belt, gaiters/greavesMuseum link: Archaeological Museum of Chora (in Messenia, Greece) 16 H 43…
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Fresco – Huntsman with horse and dog
Find spot: Tiryns, Greece Date: 13th-14th century BCEClothing depicted: tunicMuseum link: National Archaeological Museum, Athens Penn Museum reproduction https://collections.penn.museum/collections/object/253836
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Fresco – Captain of the Blacks
Find spot: Crete, Knossos, House of Frescoes, Date: 1350-1300 BCEClothing depicted: kilt, armband, anklet shown but not actually part of any extant fragmentMuseum link: Archaeological…
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Fresco – Part of the Procession
Find spot: Crete, Knossos, corridor leading from the West Entrance of the palace to the upper story of the West Wing…
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Fresco – Ladies in Blue
Find spot: Crete, Knossos, near Royal Magazines. Found before 1914Date: ca. 1525-1450 BCEClothing depicted: short-sleeved bodice (probably heanos), possible diaphanous chemise, bracelets, necklacesMuseum link:…
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Fresco – House of the Ladies, Lady A of the north wall
Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thira (Santorini), North wall of the House of the LadiesDate: 17th c. BCEClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, earrings,…
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Fresco – House of the Ladies, Lady B of the north wall
Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thera (Santorini), North wallDate: 17th c. BCEClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelryMuseum link: Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini…
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Bronze figurine – Bronze Female Worshiper
Find spot: Greece (exact location unknown)Date: 1600-1500 BCEClothing depicted: heanos, flounce skirt, assorted jewelry, Museum link: The Cleveland Museum of Art inv. 2002.89 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2002.89…
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Ivory Figurine – The Lady of the rocks
Ivory plaque with a seated woman in relief Find spot: Citadel of Mycenae, Argolis, near the modern village of Mykines.Date: 15th-14th c.…
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Ivory Figurine – Ivory Triad
By George E. Koronaios – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mycenaean_figurine_of_female_deities_and_child_at_the_National_Archaeological_Museum_of_Athens_on_October_6,_2021.jpg Find spot: Mycenae; north slope of the Acropolis, close to…
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