Minoan Thera Wallpainting Exhibition: Flower Vase, 17th C. BCE

"The West House
Window, south jamb
H: 0.85 / W: 0.39 m

‘Flower Vase’
West House

Room 4, Window,
North jamb, H. 0.89 / W. 0.45 m.
South jamb, H. 0.85 / W. 0.39 m.

The window of room 4 was also embellished with wall-paintings. A frame of vertical red bands was painted on each of the window’s jambs. In each of these frames was painted a single two-handled imitation marble vase, each holding five blue stems of lily blossoms."

-taken from therafoundation link below

Minoan Thera Wallpainting Exhibition: Flower Vase, 17th C. BCE.


Source:

https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064816/http://www.therafoundation.org/wallpaintingexhibition/flower-vase2/wallpainting

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