Antelopes fresco Acrylic Print

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Two antelopes are skethced with strong,dark lines on a white plaster background. Their simple figures are slender and agile, and their movements reserved yet expressive. From the same room as the "Boxing children" fresco and possibly part of a large symbolic composition of humans and young animals. Akrotiri archaeological site. In the last quarter of the 17th century BC as a result of severe earthquakes the inhabitants abandoned Akrotiri, the eruption of the volcano covered the entire town, however have protected the wall paintings for more 3500 years. National Museum Athens

Andonis was born in Constantinople. I was awarded a B.A degree in Anthropology and History of Art from S.U.N.Y. at New Paltz, New York. I combine photography, archaeology, and nature. Recently, I reside in Greece, cooperating with publishing houses and magazines. I have published articles with photos covering from Neolithic, Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, Bronze Age, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic up to the Imperial Roman period. I have established an extensive image library covering such as archaeological sites, mythological landscapes, pottery, cult figurines, votive goods megalithic cyclopean structures, temples, oracle sites, metallurgical workshops, sculptures, jewelry, and various archaeological artifacts. The images can be...