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8 kwi 2021 · Women are heavily represented amongst the archaeological finds from Knossos, Akrotiri, and other Minoan hubs. One of the most beautiful examples is the Snake Goddess Figurine which depicts the archetype of Minoan dress. This woman wears a flounced, layered skirt that falls to the ground.
Bronze female figure. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151. The Minoans often deposited small objects of clay, stone, and metal—such as this bronze female figure—in sacred places, most notably caves and mountain-peak sanctuaries, as votive dedications to a deity.
17 sty 2019 · This extremely rare Minoan bronze statuette represents a girl worshiping a deity. It was probably left as a dedication to a divinity. She wears a flounced skirt over a sleeved robe open at the front.
15 lis 2023 · Beauty standards in mainland Greece during the Bronze Age were heavily inspired by the Minoans on Crete and elsewhere in the Aegean. Mycenaean women wore similar clothes to their Minoan counterparts, albeit a closed bodice was sometimes preferred which covered the breasts.
27 sty 2012 · English: Minoan girl, c. 1600-1500 BCE, bronze, Minoan, Crete, Cleveland Museum of Art
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The female Minoan costume seems to be composed of a tight bodice, sometimes open-fronted and with short sleeves. The bodice is decorated on the edges, either with bands or in-woven decorative motifs. The skirt can be bell-shaped or flounced, and is often decorated with either woven stripes or bands.
