#MuseumsUnlocked - 'Fashion, Clothing and Bodily Adornment'

Some examples of #Minoan dress: the 'Saffron Gatherers' Fresco, east wall of Room 3a, Xeste 3, Akrotiri; House of the Ladies, Akrotiri.

And of course the (in)famous 'Ladies in Blue' fresco from the Palace of Knossos.

Image: Archaeological Museum of Herakleion

These extensively restored and recreated panels have been the source of much discussion on the dress and significance of women in Minoan Crete, as has the 'Mistress of Animals' Fresco, also from Xeste 3.

For more on the interpretation of such scenes, see:

Murray, Suzanne Peterson. “Reconsidering the Room of the Ladies at Akrotiri.” Hesperia Supplements, vol. 33, 2004, pp. 101–130.

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