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…
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…