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,…
Find spot: AeginaDate: 1850-1550 BCEDimensions: 6 cm H, 6.30 cm WClothing depicted: kilt, bracelets, arm bands, possible belt, possible shoes or greavesMuseum link: The British Museum Item number 1892,0520.8 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1892-0520-8 Gold pendant showing a nature god – the “Master of Animals”; he holds two geese, and stands among lotus flowers. Behind the god are stylised bull’s horns. The pendant is made of sheet gold,…
Find spot: Sparta, GreeceDate: ca. 1500-1450 BCEClothing depicted: loin cloth, shoes(?)Museum link: a pair of golden cups decorated with scenes in relief, showing two different methods of capturing bulls, perhaps for the bull-leaping activities practised by the Minoan civilization of Crete, or for sacrifice. On one, with three scenes, a cow is used to lure a bull; they mate, and a rear leg is then roped; this is…