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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 ...
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] The rocky landscape which the monkeys are depicted climbing upon mimics the similar volcanic rocks near the site presently. In 1970 the Spring Fresco was uncovered in Room Delta 2.
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.
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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.