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The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art , although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete , and the political relationship between the two islands at the ...
English: Bronze age 'Flotilla' fresco from room 5, in the west house at the Minoan town of Akrotiri, Santorini, Greece Français : Fresque datant de l'âge de bronze dans la ville minoenne sur le site archéologique d' Akrotiri dans l'île de Santorin , en Grèce .
The Spring Fresco from Akrotiri, Thera, dated to c. 16th century BC. It is currently in the National Archaeological Museum of Greece . Minoan art has a variety of subject-matter, much of it appearing across different media, although only some styles of pottery include figurative scenes.
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Probably the most famous fresco is the bull-leaping fresco. [26] Other well-known sections are the female fragment known as La Parisienne (from the "Camp Stool Fresco"), [27] and the Prince of the Lilies (mostly restored), both from Knossos, and the Akrotiri Boxer Fresco, but there are many others, both from Crete itself and related Aegean sites.
The first fragments of fresco were discovered in 1968 in Sector Alpha and depict the head of an African, the head of a blue monkey and some large flying blue birds. Akrotiri Minoan town-2. In 1969, the fresco of the Blue Monkeys in Room Beta 6 was discovered and created increased excitement at the site. [9]
Museum of Prehistoric Thera. The Museum covers the island's history starting from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Cycladic I period. The history of Akrotiri goes back to 3300 B.C., and the city flourished especially during the mature Late Cycladic I period (17th century B.C.); the artefacts from this period are abundantly illustrated.
The Archaeological Museum of Thera is a museum in Fira, Santorini, Greece. It was built in 1960 to replace an older one which had collapsed by the 1956 Amorgos earthquake . Its collection houses artifacts that begin from Proto-Cycladic marble figurines of the 3rd millennium BC, and continue on to the Classical period.