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Tripartite Shrine Fresco/Grandstand Fresco

Find spot: Crete, Knossos, palaceDate: 1600-1500 BCE Clothing depicted: Fragmentary. Heanos or jacket with exposed breasts; some kind of overskirt. The images are small, but may depict women wearing jackets and skirts with no heanos.

The Ladies in Blue Fresco

Find spot: Crete, Knossos, palaceDate: 1600-1450 BCE Clothing depicted: Heanos with exposed breasts, viewed from the front

The Procession Fresco

Most of the fresco is reconstructed. The details below show most of the parts that are extant. Find spot: Crete, Knossos, palaceDate: 1600-1450 BCE Clothing depicted: Heanos without overskirt; kilt worn over tiered skirt; male kilts

Woman with Rampant Animal

Find spot: Date: ca. 1525-1450 BCE Clothing depicted: Heanos with vertical lines, kilt

Seated Woman and Procession of Daemons

Find spot: TirynsDate: 15th c. BCE Clothing depicted: An unusual garment that looks like a heanos without shoulder trim, flecked all over like a shaggy skirt. Sometimes described as a chiton.

Mycenaean Lady Seen from the Front

Find spot: Mycenae, Acropolis of Mycenae, Cult CenterDate: 1400-1200 BCE [verify; 13th century?] Clothing depicted: Heanos, jacket (discernable by the reversed-color trim), detailed jewelry; figure cuts off below the chest. A rare view of the heanos from the front with breasts covered.

The Ivory Triad

Find spot: Mycenae; north slope of the Acropolis, close to the megaronDate: 15th-14th c. BCE Clothing depicted: Two women in heanos, kilts, jewelry, and a shared wrap; a toddler in heanos without overskirt, and jewelry

Mycenaean Woman from Tiryns

Find spot: TirynsDate: 14th-13th c. BCE Clothing depicted: Fragmentary. Detailed view of decorated band of heanos.

Signet Ring with Three Women Worshipping a Goddess

Find spot: Knossos, IsopatraDate: 1500-1450 BCE Clothing depicted: Heanos; kilt worn over tiered skirt; tiered skirt, possibly with an apron; kilt worn over heanos with vertical lines; tiered skirt, possibly worn without a heanos