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title: House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2439/house-of-the-ladies-fresco-akrotiri/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2439.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2439.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) from the House of the Ladies in [Akrotiri](https://www.worldhistory.org/thera/) on the [Aegean](https://www.worldhistory.org/aegean/) island of [Thera](https://www.worldhistory.org/thera/) (Santorini), c. 17th century BCE. The several [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) depicted on the walls of the room wear typical [Minoan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Minoan/) dress. Above the women is a representation of a starry sky. (Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini)

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## About the Author

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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, March 24). House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2439/house-of-the-ladies-fresco-akrotiri/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2439/house-of-the-ladies-fresco-akrotiri/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "House of the Ladies Fresco, Akrotiri." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Mar 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2439/house-of-the-ladies-fresco-akrotiri/>.

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