Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thera (Santorini), North wallDate: 17th c. BCEClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelryMuseum link: Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini…
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…
Ivory plaque with a seated woman in relief Find spot: Citadel of Mycenae, Argolis, near the modern village of Mykines.Date: 15th-14th c.…
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…
By George E Koronaios Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mural_composition_from_the_Palace_of_Thebes_(14th-13th_c._B.C.)_at_the_Archaeological_Museum_of_Thebes_on_10_April_2019_(cropped).jpg Find spot: Thebes, Greece, Kadmeia, Palace of ThebesDate: LH III A period, 1400-1300…
By Xenophon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMI_-_T%C3%A4nzerin.jpg Find spot: Crete, Knossos, palace, Queen's MegaronDate: 1450-1375 BCEClothing depicted: short-sleeved…
Okay. So I'm not quite done reading Ariadne's Threads*** (the book about the evolution of Minoan** clothing 2700 - 1500…
A Ymir 2026 I setup a display of my progress in knitting. I (of course) neglected to get any pictures…
Tent Stitch Tent stitch was a popular and easy to work embroidery stitch used extensively for creating richly decorated furnishings…
Blood (Beet) Red linen waisted kirtle started 4/12/2022. Never going to be finished. Mama needs a new kirtle. It turns…