Minoan Thera Wallpainting Exhibition: Altar with Monkeys, 17th C. BCE

"Sector Alpha
Fragment of Altar with Monkeys

The building in Sector Alpha was almost totally destroyed owing to water erosion. As a result, the original location of the few fragments of wall-paintings found in the rubble is unknown.

The reconstruction shows the upper portions of a monkey with its forepaws raised. From other Bronze Age sources, we know that the images of papyrus flowers in conjunction with the stylized horns of consecration indicate an altar."

-taken from therafoundation link below

Minoan Thera Wallpainting Exhibition: Altar with Monkeys, 17th C. BCE.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20120309042001/http://www.therafoundation.org/wallpaintingexhibition/altar-with-monkeys/wallpainting