The Saffron gatherer is part of a large fresco found in the east wall of room 3a in the Akrotiri settlement. (more information on the art of fresco wall painting…)
Akrotiri on the island of Santorini (Thera) is one of the most important prehistoric settlements of the Aegean. The first habitation at the site dates from the Late Neolithic times. The large extent of the settlement (ca. 20 hectares), the elaborate drainage system, the sophisticated multi-storeyed buildings with the magnificent wall-paintings, furniture and vessels, show its great development and prosperity. The various imported objects found in the buildings indicate the wide network of its external relations.
An exact museum reproduction, currently exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum (Athens).
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