#MuseumsUnlocked - & #39;Fashion, Clothing and Bodily Adornment& #39;

Some examples of #Minoan dress: the & #39;Saffron Gatherers& #39; Fresco, east wall of Room 3a, Xeste 3, Akrotiri; House of the Ladies, Akrotiri.

And of course the (in)famous & #39;Ladies in Blue& #39; 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 & #39;Mistress of Animals& #39; 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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