Antelopes fresco
by Andonis Katanos
Title
Antelopes fresco
Artist
Andonis Katanos
Medium
Photograph - Archaeological Photography
Description
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
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November 21st, 2011
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