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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 .
Nude male figure holding two strings of small Mahi Mahi, one in each hand. See: Wall Paintings of Thera: Fisherman Fresco Fisherboy Fresco: Akrotiri: Cycladic / Minoan: LC I LM IA: Athens: Nude male figure holding one string of fish with two hands. See: Wall Paintings of Thera: Flying Fish Fresco or Panel: Phylakopi: Cycladic / Minoan ...
Spring fresco (wall painting) from Akrotiri. Part of the Room D1 from Akrotiri. 16th century BC by desctription in the Museum, rather 17th century BC (before the Thera explosion ca 1628 BC). National Archaeological Museum of Athens BE 1974.29. Width: 5,439 px: Height: 3,626 px: Compression scheme: Uncompressed: Pixel composition: RGB ...
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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.
Fresco from the Room 5 of the West House in Akrotiri on Thera (Santorini), from Room 5 of the West House, 17th century BC. Prehistoric Museum of Thira, Fira, Santorini. Čeština: Shromáždění na kopci a ztroskotání lodi.
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.