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Xeste 3,
Room 9, second floor
H: 1.91 / W: 2.52 m
This purely decorative wall-painting in high-relief is unique to Akrotiri.
Double undulating relief bands pass through painted rings, forming a network of lozenges (rhombuses), each enclosing four rosettes. This motif is one of the most beautiful and artistically unique non-figurative art forms found in Akrotiri.
The bas-relief details and the plasticity of molding require a high degree of precision and accurate reproducibility, making this wall-painting aesthetically and technically very developed.