Find spot: Pylos, GreeceDate: ca. 1350 BCEClothing depicted: short-sleeved tunic, boar’s tusk helmet, helmet crest, Museum link: ??? Possibly Archaeological Museum of Chora (in Messenia, Greece) This looks like a watercolor reproduction by Piet de Jong of the fresco from Pylos. Interesting related articles:THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES: Guest Post: A Mycenaean Chariot in the Knossos Armory by Richard Vallance https://theshieldofachilles.net/2017/05/26/guest-post-a-mycenaean-chariot-in-the-knossos-armory/THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES: Guest…
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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 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…
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


