THE CHORUS LINE (Η κοπέλα με το κολιέ)

WHAT a joy it is to copy ancient Greek art! The original is a Theran mural called "The necklace bearer", Η κοπέλα με το κολιέ, and is 3,600 years old.

A few things come immediately to our notice here! The Minoans knew transparent clothing and followed elegant fashion principles. And, women showed their bare breasts in public -- the shirt was open and the dress (as we know from other murals and statues) ended just below the breast.

This is because the Minoan was a society of equality, where women were not objectified. A society which objectifies women, like the Victorian, like ours, will consider anything to be "provocative" (i.e. "provocative" to men who cannot control themselves). The female ankle was a scandalous spectacle for the Victorians, for example. A society of equality, which respects women, will be fine with open shirts and dresses ending just below the breast.

Walking on the seafront yesterday, I spotted this poster for a coming folk dance festival. For some reason, the girls in the chorus line reminded me of the Theran and Minoan murals.

We still have many women looking like the necklace bearer all over Cyprus and Greece, and I think all over the Mediterranean too. It is amazing how faces copy themselves endlessly across the millenia!

Have a good afternoon xxx