The Egtved Girl’s burial (1370 BC) // The archaeologist’s sketch after the excavation (1921)
Lise Fenger. The first attempt at reconstruction of the dress (1938) // An illustration from “Das Kostüm Werk” by Wolfgang Bruhn, Max Tilke (1941)
An illustration by Aage Sikker Hansen (1944) // Anni Brøgge performing a ritual dance, photo by Flemming Kaul (1999)
Modern reconstruction for the National Museum and Sagnlandet Lejre
Despite being preserved in almost perfect condition, the Egtved Girl’s (c. 1390 – c. 1370 BC) clothes have been a controversial topic for an entire century. Because of how unexpectedly revealing (for our expectations) they look, these Bronze Age top and skirt’s depictions have been repeatedly changed to be more “modest” and better fit the 20th century’s sensibilities. Only by the end of the 1990s, Egtved Girl’s clothes have been reconstructed accurately.
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