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The Fisherman from Akrotiri

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2023-01-20

- The Saffron gatherer is part of a large fresco found in room 3a in the Akrotiri (Island of Santorini) settlement. Artisans used bonded marble & hand painting to create this beatiful piece of art. Now in the National Archaeological Museum (Athens).

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2022-09-17

Santorini
Best Places to Visit
A top honeymoon destination, this Greek isle woos newlyweds every year with its breathtaking sunsets, pastel-hued villages and colorful beaches. Visit archaeological sites Ancient Thira and Ancient Akrotiri as well

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2022-08-09

The Saffron Goddess (1600 B.C.) is a detail from a Minoan fresco depicting a saffron harvest, Akrotiri, Santorini island, Greece (National Archaeology Museum of Athens).

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2022-06-09

Minoan fresco of the "Saffron Gatherer"; 1600-1450 BC.

It was uncovered in the prehistoric city of Akrotiri at Santorini, Greece.

Photo: u/Synchronyme

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2022-05-29

| The vivid Minoan fresco of the "Saffron Gatherer".

Up to 3,400 years old, it was uncovered in the prehistoric city of Akrotiri at Santorini, Greece.

📷 u/Synchronyme

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2022-04-15


La déesse du safran (1600 A.C) est un détail d’une fresque minoenne représentant une récolte de safran, Akrotiri, île de Santorin, Grèce

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2022-03-30

The Saffron Collector -
Fragment of fresco from building 3 a, Akrotiri, Thera (Santorini), 1500 a. F., Thera Museum

Via Roberto M. Mantovani

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2021-05-25

A volcanic eruption destroyed the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri on the island of Thera (now Santorini) ca 1600 BC. You can order reproductions of some amazing Bronze Age frescoes from my boutique : https://t.co/q2EqhqjBvL

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2020-10-21

- Wall Art

Taking me back to my Aegean days, with some details from the Miniature Fresco from Room 5 of the West House at Akrotiri on Thera.

Image: Archaeological Museum of Thera, 5824

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2020-06-15

Comparing the pale figures in the bull-leaping fresco to other Minoan depictions of women (statuettes, frescos from Knossos and Akrotiri): the lack of clothing jars, as well as the lack of breasts definition. Could of course be a one-off special event compared to everyday scenes?

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2019-07-24

Day 269: Beautiful gold ibis figure found in The excavation dated 17th century BC.

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2017-08-08