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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 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 ...
c. 1650 BC — "Flotilla" fresco, from Room 5 of West House, Akrotiri (prehistoric city), Thera, is made. Second Palace period. It is now kept in National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Egypt—Start of Seventeenth Dynasty.
This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Category:Ship procession fresco, Akrotiri, part 1. You can see its nomination here .
Part of the same band as the Monkeys Fresco in the House of the Frescos; hence, also called the Monkeys and Blue Birds Fresco. Boar-hunt Fresco Wild boar-hunt fresco: Tiryns: Mycenaean: LH IIIB (13th century) Athens: Three spotted hounds with collars harry a boar in a field of plants while its head is being pierced from in front by a spear held ...
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A boat from the 35th annual North Carolina Holiday Flotilla at Wrightsville Beach, Nov. 2018. The 40th annual flotilla will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.
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]