Tag: Cycladic
Cycladic (3000 – 2000 BCE) was a Bronze age civilization that flourished mainly in the Cyclades islands in the center of the Aegean Sea. They were a joyous culture with love for the natural environment and deep religious convictions. Most of the Cycladic statuettes were elegant offerings found in remote island cemeteries, with most found in the Keros island.
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Akrotiri Art | Ακρωτήρι Τέχνη
Read more: Akrotiri Art | Ακρωτήρι ΤέχνηAkrotiri Frescoes The wall-paintings of Akrotiri constitute the most significant collection of Cycladic art from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1627–1500 BC). Unlike the contemporary frescoes of Minoan Crete, which…
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Akrotiri History | Ακρωτήρι Ιστορία
Read more: Akrotiri History | Ακρωτήρι ΙστορίαAkrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι) was a Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera), primarily active from the mid-fifth millennium BC until its…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCEThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens exhibits some of the best examples of Neolithic and Bronze Age artifacts from the Aegean…
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Ship Procession Fresco
Read more: Ship Procession FrescoThe fresco was found its the Upper floor, south wall frieze, of West House in ancient Akrotiri (Thera, Santorini (which was…