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Ship procession fresco (Akrotiri)

Ship procession fresco (Akrotiri)

wall painting · 1,575 BCE

A miniature fresco from the Bronze Age town of Akrotiri showing a flotilla of ships sailing between two coastal towns — a vivid glimpse of Aegean seafaring, sealed by the eruption of Thera..

held at
National Archaeological Museum of Athens · archaeological museum

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found at
Akrotiri
now in
National Archaeological Museum of Athens