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Geometric templates used in the Akrotiri (Thera) wall-paintings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
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A research team at Akrotiri, Thera, here examine the Bronze Age frescoes and show that the artists were making use of templates of well known geometric curves. Some of the spirals, hyperbolae and ellipses which all feature in the repertoire do not occur in nature and must have their origin in some still unknown human science or aesthetic.
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