House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 24 March 2014
House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri

A fresco from the House of the Ladies in Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), c. 17th century BCE. The several women depicted on the walls of the room wear typical Minoan dress. Above the women is a representation of a starry sky. (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. (2014, March 24). House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2439/

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Cartwright, Mark. "House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 24, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2439/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 24 Mar 2014. Web. 19 Nov 2019.

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