2.2 Life in the Mycenaean Age: Clothing Flashcards
1
Q
What did men typically wear?
A
- braided short sleeved tunic with a robe over it.
- loincloth for underwear
- leather boots as shown in the Warrior Vase but possibly also barefoot.
2
Q
What did women wear?
A
- colourful wrap around skirts which often had several thin layers creating a tiered effect worn with an underskirt
- blouses were short sleeved and may have not covered the breasts
- evidence for cloaks, robes, shawls, ornate headbands and ankle bracelets.
3
Q
How do we know what Mycenaeans wore?
A
- frescoes/ other artwork
4
Q
What were clothes made of?
A
- wool from sheep/ goats
- silk (rare)
- linen made from flax plant fibres
5
Q
Yellow dye
A
onion skin
6
Q
Purple dye
A
shellfish ink
expensive (seen on royalty)
7
Q
Red dye
A
insect eggs
8
Q
Blue dye
A
indigo
expensive
9
Q
How were the dyes locked in?
A
- vinegar
- or urine
10
Q
PS: Mycenaean lady holding a necklace
Date?
A
13th Century BC
11
Q
PS: Mycenaean lady holding a necklace
Location
A
House of the Chief Priest, Mycenae
12
Q
PS: Mycenaean lady holding a necklace
Significance?
A
- fresco colours and styles of female jewellery, clothing and hairstyles
13
Q
PS: Mycenaean lady holding a necklace
Limitations?
A
- unlikely that every woman dressed as such
- it might be a goddess
