Flying-fish Fresco, Melos

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 20 April 2015
Flying-fish Fresco, Melos

A fresco depicting flying-fish from Phylakopi, Melos. Late Cycladic, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

About the Author

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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APA Style

Cartwright, M. (2015, April 20). Flying-fish Fresco, Melos. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3826/

Chicago Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Flying-fish Fresco, Melos." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 20, 2015. https://www.ancient.eu/image/3826/.

MLA Style

Cartwright, Mark. "Flying-fish Fresco, Melos." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 20 Apr 2015. Web. 19 Jun 2019.

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