Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri

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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 is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, August 03). Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1368/papyrus-fresco-akrotiri/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri." World History Encyclopedia, August 03, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1368/papyrus-fresco-akrotiri/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Papyrus Fresco, Akrotiri." World History Encyclopedia, 03 Aug 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1368/papyrus-fresco-akrotiri/.

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