Mycenaean lily bearer fresco 1325-1225 BCE
"An example of crocus-decorated cloth can be found in a fresco from the Cult Center at Mycenae as well: a fragment of material on the left shoulder of the Lily Bearer features red trifoliate motifs (Fig. 5). This more stylized crocus is directly comparable with a type used as decoration on pottery. The motif is similar in concept if not in style to the examples in the frescoes from Akrotiri, and its presence on a female’s garment reinforces the identification. On Crete, the only fresco with a depiction of a textile possibly decorated with a crocus was recovered at Palaikastro (Fig. 6)."
-taken from ascsa.edu.gr link below
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| Mycenaean lily bearer fresco 1325-1225 BCE. Athens, National Archaeological Museum. |
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