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 Fragment of wall fresco showing a hunter and stag at the Palace of Nestor. This fragment was part of the upper floor having fallen into room 43. On display at the Chora museum. Interesting articles: “Single Greaves in the Late…
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
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 Museum of Heraklion, Crete Fragment of a fresco. Evans interpreted this as a Captain and a troop of blacks (from article in Ancient World Magazine). It is important to remember that this assessment was made through the view of racism…
Find spot: Crete, Knossos, corridor leading from the West Entrance of the palace to the upper story of the West Wing via the South PropylaeumDate: ca. 1450-1400 BCEClothing depicted: kilt, anklet, armbandMuseum link: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete https://ca.heraklionmuseum.gr/ca/pawtucket/index.php/Detail/objects/393 “Part of the Procession Fresco which adorned the walls of the corridor leading from the West Entrance of the palace to the upper storey of…
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: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete “This group of three women was originally restored by E. Gillieron, pere on the basis of other fragments of frescos from Knossos, mostly of a much smaller scale. It has been shown that details of…
Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thira (Santorini), North wall of the House of the LadiesDate: 17th c. BCEClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, earrings, Museum link: Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini Lady A is a mature woman facing left. Her heanos is yellow/orange (possibly saffron?) with red and yellow trim/bands along the shoulder, around the elbow. There is a slightly different red trim down the…
Find spot: Akrotiri, island of Thera (Santorini), North wallDate: 17th c. BCEClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelryMuseum link: Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini Lady B is mature woman who appears to be helping another woman(girl?) to get dressed (holding wrap skirt in her right hand, left hand held out to almost touch the girl who wears a gold heanos with blue trim). Her…
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 (NOTE: BEAUTIFUL zoom available at the museum link) This extremely rare Minoan bronze statuette represents a girl worshiping a deity. It was probably left as a dedication to a divinity. She wears a flounced skirt over a sleeved robe open…
Ivory plaque with a seated woman in relief Find spot: Citadel of Mycenae, Argolis, near the modern village of Mykines.Date: 15th-14th c. BCClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelry, estheta (shawl)Museum link: https://www.namuseum.gr/en/ monthly_artefact/the-lady-of-the-rocks/ National Archaeological Museum in Athens Collection of Prehistoric Antiquities, inv. no. Π 5897 From the museum link:“The goddess is dressed in the typical Aegean costume with the tight short-sleeved vest that…
Find spot: Mycenae; north slope of the Acropolis, close to the megaronDate: 15th-14th c. BCClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, assorted jewelry, estheta (shawl)Museum link: National Archaeological MuseumCollection 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.…