Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 03 August 2013
Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri

The Papyrus Fresco from the Room of the Ladies from the house of the same name, Akrotiri, Thera. Papyrus is not indigineous to Thera and therefore suggests that the Cycladic artists were borrowing iconography from elsewhere, perhaps Egypt or Minoan Crete. 17th century BCE. (Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini).

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Mark Cartwright
Mark Cartwright
Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, August 03). Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/1368/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 03, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/image/1368/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 03 Aug 2013. Web. 12 Nov 2019.

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