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Minoan/Mycenaean Source Materials

Ivory Pyxis from Mochlos

July 8, 2026

Find spot:  Mochlos, CreteDate: LM IB period (the end of the Neopalatial Period 1670-1430 BCE)Dimensions: the lid measures ca. 11 by 14 cmClothing depicted: heanos, wrap skirt, bolero jacket, loincloth with codpiece, shoes, necklaceeMuseum link:  Sitia Museum https://archaeologicalmuseums.gr/en /museum/5df34af3deca5e2d79e8c15b/archaeological-museum-of-siteia In Ancient Greece, a pyxis is a small, cylindrical container, typically with a removable lid, used to store small items such as jewelry,…

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Minoan/Mycenaean Source Materials

Fresco – Room of the Frescoes

June 23, 2026

Find spot:  Mykenai, Akropolis, Citadel House area, room 31 (“Room of the Frescoes”) Date: 1250 BCEClothing depicted: lily hat, possibly chemise, bracelets, tied wrap, heanos and/or bolero jacketMuseum link: Mykenai, Archaeological Museum 385  This is the largest fresco in situ. It includes three women on two different levels. The frescoes are located behind a household altar indicating that at least one of the women is…

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Minoan/Mycenaean Source Materials

Fresco – The Mykenaia

June 17, 2026

Find spot:  “House of the High Priest” Southwest Building at the Acropolis of Mycenae, Cult CentreDate: 13th century BCEClothing depicted: heanos, bolero jacket, wrap skirt, bracelets, necklace, head wrap, beltMuseum link: National Archaeological Museum of Athens https://www.namuseum.gr/en/collection/syllogi-mykinaikon-archaiotiton/ What I see:She has two right hands. In “New Reconstruction of the “Mykenaia” and a Seated Woman from Mycenae” the author, Bernice R. Jones, notes,…

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Minoan/Mycenaean Source Materials

Hagia Triada Sarcophagus

June 16, 2026

Find spot:  Crete, Hagia Triada, Tomb 4.Date: about 1400 BCEClothing depicted: heanos, possibly bolero jacket, tulip hat, hide skirtMuseum link: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/eh430.jsp?obj_id=7913 This masterpiece is a unique stone chest sarcophagus which was discovered in a funerary building near the Villa of Hagia Triada by Italian archaeologist Roberto Paribeni in 1903. The outer surface is covered with a thin coat of…

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