Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers fresco Akrotiri Santorini Minoan Vase Pottery Painting store Ancient Greek Ceramic

handmade in Greece
handpainted
Aged look style

Dimensions (approximately):
Height : 26 cm / (10.24 inches)
Width: 14 store cm / (5.5in)
Net Weight: 1,1 kgr (2.43 lb)

Material: Clay - Genuine Ceramic
Decorative only

Side A: The scene of front side is based on The 'Saffron Gatherers' fresco from the upper storey of Xeste 3 at Akrotiri . Young Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers” (pre-1630 BCE). In the painting we see a young girl in the traditional Minoan flounced dress picking saffron crocus flowers. The flowers were used for paint and seasoning, but also to alleviate menstrual cramps, indicating a possible use in women's initiation rites.

Side B: The scene at the back side is based on the "Papyrus Fresco" 1550 BC. Minoan. Bronze Age. From Akrotiri, Island of Thera (Santorini). Three stemmed, blossoming plants . Room of the Ladies. Museum of Prehistoric Thera. Santorini, Greece.

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