“Lillies”

Detail of the wall-painting found at the Prechistoric city of Akrotiri into the house named “Building comlex delta” room D2 , North wall.

The main subject is the composition now known as the “Spring fresco”. Using a range of colours ,including black, red, yellow and blue in various combinations,the artist represented the mountainous and rocky landscape of Santorini, planted with blossoming lillies, between which swallows fly in a diversity of positions.
Dimensions : Height 0,40 m Width 0,50 m

Location of the original : National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Materials and technique: The wall-painting is made of handmade lime plaster canvas which is glued on enhanced double seawood. The technique used is the ancient fresco with the original earth colours.The missing pieces of the original are being attributed with the same plaster used for the restoration of the originals.The special finishing applied makes the wall-painting resistant to dust and moisture as well as it ensures longevity without further maintenance, either when the wall-painting is hanged on the wall or built in the wall.

Saffron gatherer, detail of the fresco found at Akrotiri at xeste 3,room 3a first floor. from 1600 B.C.

The woman wears Minoan costume and precious ornaments (earings,neck-lece,bracelet).She has red hair and blue eyes.

Dimensions :  Height 0.50 m Width 0.70 m

Location of the original : Prehistoric Museum of Thera

Materials and technique:  The wall-painting is made of handmade lime plaster canvas which is glued on enhanced double seawood. The technique used is the ancient fresco with the original earth colours.The missing pieces of the original are being attributed with the same plaster used for the restoration of the originals.The special finishing applied makes the wall-painting resistant to dust and moisture as well as it ensures longevity without further maintenance,  either when the wall-painting is hanged on the wall or built in the wall.

Wild duck

Exact replica of the wallpainting found at the prehistoric city of Akrotiri at the house named “xeste 3″ room 3b ,first floor.

Dimensions : Height 0.50m width 0.70 m

Location of the original : Prehistoric Museum oh Thera

Materials and technique:  The wall-painting is made of handmade lime plaster canvas which is glued on enhanced double seawood. The technique used is the ancient fresco with the original earth colours.The missing pieces of the original are being attributed with the same plaster used for the restoration of the originals.The special finishing applied makes the wall-painting resistant to dust and moisture as well as it ensures longevity without further maintenance,  either when the wall-painting is hanged on the wall or built in the wall.

“Flower vase”

Exact copy of the wall-painting found at the Prechistoric of Akrotiri into the ‘West House” ,room 4 ,window ,South jamb.

The window which admits light to chamber 4 was embellised with wall-paitings. The stuccoed was painted  in imitation marble,while on each jamb an attempt has been made to suggest an open window with a frame of vertical red bands standing on an imitation marble base . Painted within this frame is an elegant ,two handled vase of polychrome marble  from wich spring five blue stems bearing red lily blossoms.

Dimensions : Height 0,89 m  Width 0,45 m

Location of the original :  National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Materials and technique:  The wall-painting is made of handmade lime plaster canvas which is glued on enhanced double seawood. The technique used is the ancient fresco with the original earth colours.The missing pieces of the original are being attributed with the same plaster used for the restoration of the originals.The special finishing applied makes the wall-painting resistant to dust and moisture as well as it ensures longevity without further maintenance,  either when the wall-painting is hanged on the wall or built in the wall.

Dimensions : Height 1.51 m Width 0.35 m

Materials and technique:  The wall-painting is made of handmade lime plaster canvas which is glued on enhanced double seawood. The technique used is the ancient fresco with the original earth colours.The missing pieces of the original are being attributed with the same plaster used for the restoration of the originals.The special finishing applied makes the wall-painting resistant to dust and moisture as well as it ensures longevity without further maintenance,  either when the wall-painting is hanged on the wall or built in the wall.

''Sea daffodils''   Detail of the wall-painting found at the prehistoric city of Akrotiri into “the house of the Ladies” room 1, west section, West wall.

The lower zone of the wall-painting comprises a broad red-dish-yellow surface with an undulating upper limit,presumably an attempt at rendering uneven ground. The upper zone consists of  a system of narrow black,red and blue bands alternating with white. Between these two zones the main theme is a representation of blossoming plants growing out of the uneven ground. Concerning the species of plant is the “Pancratium lily” .The characteristic trait is that it grows on sandy beaches ,hence its popular name of sea daffodil.It has a pungent heady perfume and abounds even today on the shores of Thera.

Dimensions : Height 0,90 m Width 0,50 m

Location of the original : Prehistoric Museum oh Thera

Materials and technique:  The wall-painting is made of handmade lime plaster canvas which is glued on enhanced double seawood. The technique used is the ancient fresco with the original earth colours.The missing pieces of the original are being attributed with the same plaster used for the restoration of the originals.The special finishing applied makes the wall-painting resistant to dust and moisture as well as it ensures longevity without further maintenance,  either when the wall-painting is hanged on the wall or built in the wall.