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#FrescoFriday - 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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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).
Minoan fresco of the "Saffron Gatherer"; 1600-1450 BC.
It was uncovered in the prehistoric city of Akrotiri at Santorini, Greece.
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#FrescoFriday | 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.
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The Saffron Collector -
Fragment of fresco from building 3 a, Akrotiri, Thera (Santorini), 1500 a. F., Thera Museum
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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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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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