Aegean Breechcloths, Kilts and the Keftiu Paintings
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1996-01Author
Rehak, Paul
Publisher
American Journal of Archaeology
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Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Differences in rendering Aegean men's costumes in Egyptian paintings has long been thought to represent cultural differences (Minoans vs. Mycenaeans). But Minoan men wore both kilts and breechcloths, while Mycenaean men tended to wear neither costume. What the Egyptian painters saw, then, were probably Minoans of different classes or in different activities.
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"Aegean Breechcloths, Kilts and the Keftiu Paintings," American Journal of Archaeology 100 (1996) 35-51.
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