By Emile Gilliéron | Reproduction of the "Great S-spiral frieze" fresco | Mycenaean | Late Helladic III | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reproduction of the "Great S-spiral frieze" fresco By Emile Gilliéron père, 1911 or early 1912. Period: Late Helladic III Date: ca. 1400–1200 B.C. Culture: Mycenaean
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15. Saffron gatherer in fresco from Akrotiri, Thera, 1600 B.C. Minoan women wore belts to hold up their culotte-like pants and their skirts. Also, they were the first civilization to wear corset-like metal belts underneath if their clothes to emphasize the waist on both women and men. This is the link for the original picture.