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Two People from the Room of the Frescoes

Find spot: Mycenae, Citadel House, Room of the FrescoesDate: c. 1250 BCE Clothing depicted: Tied wrap, kilt The location of this fresco behind a household altar indicates that at least one of the people is a deity. The person on the right could be a woman, based on the light skin of the feet, but this is not […]

Goddess or Priestess from the Room of the Frescoes

Find spot: Mycenae, Citadel House, Room of the FrescoesDate: c. 1250 BCE Clothing depicted: Heanos, tied wrap This woman is identified as a goddess or priestess. Compare her clothing to the clothes of the Young Priestess from Akrotiri.

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