Mycenae, Lion
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Late Bronze Age 0.11. ArchitectureRelief sculptureAshlar Masonry - no mortar used1350 BCPost & LintelApotropaic - ward off evil2 heraldic lions flanking column |
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Onouphrios Ware jug |
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Early Bronze Age 1.1Beak-spouted jugdark-on-light simple linear decorationEM I from Aghios Onouphrios
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Stone jug (right) |
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Early Bronze Age 1.7Pottery, JugStoneworkMade with drill & sanded with emeryMochlosEM IIMochlos
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Vasilike Ware |
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Early Bronze Age 1.9reddish-brown
wash with mottled effect from burning as decoration (dark spots)Pottery, cup & jugClay?Vasilike
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Cycladic figurines (similar) |
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Early Bronze Age 1.10Some had painted decorationFigurines/SculptureMarbleSpedos, cycladic islandsEC IIworked from thin rectangular blocks of marble |
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'Frying Pan' |
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Early Bronze Age 1.14incised decoration and impressed trianglespotteryterracottaSyros, cycladic islandsEC IIfertility charm/containership w/ fish at end, spirals, triangles, female genitalia |
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Terracotta hedgehog |
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Early Bronze Age 1.15pottery & sculpturedark on light w/ simple linear patterningterracottasyros, cycladic islandszoomorphic |
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Faience plaques |
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Middle Bronze Age 2.3architecture?dark on light?plaquefrom Faiencefound underneath flooring at Knossos palaceMM II |
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Snake goddesses |
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Middle Bronze Age 2.1sculpture in the roundbrightly colored with geometric shapesfrom Faiencefound at Knossos in stone-lined pits, the "temple repositories"MM III |
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House model |
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Middle Bronze Age 2.4incised, windows show interest in air and ventilation; opennessarchitectureterracottaarkhanesLM I |
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Kamares Ware cup |
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Middle Bronze Age 2.12pottery, cup"eggshell ware", wheel-madelight on darkMM IIwhite scale pattern, natural world motifs like abstracted floral buds |
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Plaster Female head |
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Late Bronze Age 3.1painted plaster sculpturemycenaeLH IIIB |
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Knossos |
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Late Bronze Age 3.2architectureLM Mainland Crete
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Bull-leaping fresco |
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Late Bronze Age 3.6polychrome, painted plaster?wall paintingfrescofrom Knossosbull sportsLM I
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Gold and Ivory statue |
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Late Bronze Age 3.12statuettechryselephantine (ivory & gold working)gold & ivory (body & garments), serpentine & rock crystal (head and eyes)from PalaikastroLM Ipossible cult image, deity, or votive dedication |
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Harvester Vase |
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Late Bronze Age 3.14stone carved in reliefpottery, vasesteatite rhytonfrom Aghia TriadhaLM I |
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Bull rhyton |
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Late Bronze Age 3.16engravedpottery, rhyton - drinking vesselserpentine, limestone, and rock-crystalfrom KnossosLM Ifull of naturalism & energy |
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Octopus Jar |
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Late Bronze Age 3.20Pottery, marine style pilgrim flaskdark-on-lightfrom PalaikastroLM IBoctopus & marine elements give sense of continuous movement |
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Phaistos disk |
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Late Bronze Age 3.23inscribedscriptterracottAfound alongside Minoan pottery & a Linear A tablet at PhaistosMM III/LM Iundeciphered message runs along in spiral |
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Agia Triada Sarcophagus |
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Late Bronze Age 3.25-26polychromesarcophaguspainted limestonefrom Aghia Triadhac. 1400 BCsacrifices & processions shown, religious elements |
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Mycenae |
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Late Bronze Age 3.33, 3.38-42. grave circles; a= 1600 BC, b=possibly predates. shaft gravescitadel sitecyclopean walls, ashlar masonry |
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Gold mask |
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Late Bronze Age 3.35. gold repoussemaskgoldfrom shaft grave V at mycenaedeath mask - placed on top of face |
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Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae |
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Late Bronze Age 3.40-41corbel vaultingarchitecturec. 1250 BC LH IIIBMycenaeashlar walls and corbel dometholos - "round building with conical roof" - tomb
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Tiryns |
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Late Bronze Age 3.43-44citadel, 13th-12th century BC. vaulted gallery (corbel vaulting) LH IIIB. cyclopean or ashlar masonryfortified, in Argolid area |
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Megaron at Pylos |
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Late Bronze Age 3.47architecturefrescoes on walls, very polychrome and bright, full of color13th century BCpylos, on peloponnese of greecenot fortified - destruction in 1200 marks beginning of dark ages |
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Figurines |
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Late Bronze Age 3.50sculpture, figurines (female)clay/terracottadark-on-light?perhaps from MelosLH IIIA - 14th-13th centuries BCphi & psi figurines
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Octopus stirrup jar |
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Late Bronze Age 3.53dark on lightpottery, stirrup (b/c of handles) jarLH IIICoctopus, fish, flowers, dark bands |
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Warrior vase |
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Late Bronze Age 3.54potterypictorial style kraterLH IIIB-C (1200-1100 BC)from Mycenaenarrative decoration with warriors and woman bidding farewell |
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Cycladic Figurine |
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Early Bronze Age 1.11marblesculptureEC IIharpist |
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Cycladic Figurine w/ stripes |
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Early Bronze Age 1.12marble carving w/ painted decoration - red vertical stripessculptureEC IIpossibly used for rituals - marriage, funerary rites? |
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Cycladic Figurine w/ arms crossed |
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Early Bronze Age 1.13khalandriani typemarbleEC IIfigurine, sculpture |
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Snake goddess |
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Middle Bronze Age 2.6sculpturefaiencefrom KnossosMM IIIsculpture in the roundinterest in naturalism |
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Kamares Ware |
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Middle Bronze Age 2.13light on dark, wheel-madepottery, beak-spouted jugfrom PhaistosMM II
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Knossos |
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Late Bronze Age 3.3architecture
frescoes w/ huge griffins, horns of consecrationLMIPolychrome?throne room |
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Knossos |
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Late Bronze Age 3.4architecture
LM Ibasement storerooms (magazines)olive oil & grain stored in pithoi |
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Knossos - grand staircase |
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Late Bronze Age 3.5LM Igrand staircasedouble axes incised on walls
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Harvester Vase |
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Late Bronze Age 3.15 |
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Bronze Horse |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.1molded sculpturebronzec. 750-700 BCvotive offering |
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Lefkandi |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.6-7heroon - 10th century BC. apsidalcemetery - 9th century BCarchitectureEuboea heroon = site of worship for a hero
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Dreros temple |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.10stone-built structureCretelater 8th century BCbench against back wall |
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Dreros statuettes |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.11sculpture
xoana - cult statuesbronzefrom Drerosc. 700 BC |
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Centaur, from Lefkandi |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.13dark on lightsculptureterracottafrom Lefkandi10th century BChead and body found in separate graves - both serving as needed companions for death |
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Tripod cauldron |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.14sculpturebronzefrom Olympia8th century BCvotive offering
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Protogeometric pottery |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.19dark on light - lack of balancepotteryfrom Kerameikos cemetery in Athens11th/10th century BC
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Geometric vase |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.20found in burial from the Agora of Athensbones and human remains found insidepotterydark on light9th century BC |
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Geometric krater from dipylon cemetery |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.24dark on lightpottery, kraterfrom Dipylon cemetery, Athensc. 750 BCused as gravemarker - probably man since it's a krater |
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Geometric amphora |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.25dark on lightpottery, amphoradipylon cemetery, athensc. 750 BCgrave marker for female |
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Geometric oinochoe |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.26dark on lightpottery, oinochoenarrative scenefrom a grave in the Athenian Agorac. 730 BC |
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Geometric krater |
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Dark Age/Geometric 4.27dark on lightpottery, kraterfrom Thebesc. 730 BCnarrative decoration - huge oared ship, fully manned
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Mykonos relief amphora |
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Orientalizing 5.1pottery, amphorarelief carvingterracottafrom Mykonosc. 650 BC |
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Protocorinthian aryballos |
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Orientalizing 5.2silhouette & outlinepottery, aryballosfrom Corinthc. 720 BC
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Protocorinthian animal style olpe |
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Orientalizing 5.3black-figure techniquepotteryclayfrom Corinthc. 650-625 BColpe = wine vessel |
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Macmillan aryballos |
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Orientalizing 5.4polychrome, incisionmacmillan painterpottery, aryballos for perfumefrom Corinthc. 650 BC |
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Chigi vase (olpe) |
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Orientalizing 5.5polychrome, incisionmacmillan painterpottery, olpefrom Corinthc. 650 BC
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Analatos Painter amphora |
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Orientalizing 5.8incision, silhouette & outlinepottery, amphorafenestrated handlesfrom Athensby Analatos painterc. 700-675 BC
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Eleusis amphora |
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Orientalizing 5.9Polyphemos painterprotoatticfenestrated handlessilhouette & outlinefrom Athensc. 650 BC |
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Nessos amphora |
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Orientalizing 5.10black-figure techniquepottery, amphorafunerary vessel, display piece (b/c of handles)c. 625-600from Athens |
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Wild goat style (not same picture but very similar) |
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Orientalizing 5.11wild goat stylepottery, oinochoefrom Rhodesc. 625 BCdark on light and silhouette &outline combined
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Griffin Jug |
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Orientalizing 5.12from Aeginadark on lightpotteryc. 675-650 BC |
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Orientalizing 5.13-15 c. 625 BCarchitecturepainted panel is terracotta, polychromefrom Thermon
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Orientalizing 5.16-18limestone625-600 BCapotropaic sculpturesarchitecture & architectural sculpturerelief sculpture and some sculpture in the rounddaedalic style women |
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Mantiklos "Apollo" |
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Orientalizing 5.26 from Thebesdaedalic stylesculpturebronzec. 700-675 BCvotive offering
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Bronze griffin attachment |
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Orientalizing 5.27once attached to tripod cauldronfrom RhodessculptureBronzec. 700-675 BCincision? |
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Bronze youth, from Delphi |
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Orientalizing 5.30 from Delphic. 625 BCbronzesculpture |
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Auxerre statuette (Lady of Auxerre) |
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Orientalizing 5.33daedalic stylesculpture, statuettelimestonefrom Cretec. 640 BC |
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Nikandre kore |
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Orientalizing 5.35 daedalic stylesculpture, statuemarblefrom Delosc. 640 (?) BC |
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kneeling youth |
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Orientalizing 5.37ivoryfrom Samosinlaid featuressculpturec. 625 BC |
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Phrasikleia |
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Archaic 6.1paint on clothing, engraved designssculpturefrom Merenda, Atticac. 540 BCmarble |
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Doric/Ionic orders |
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Archaic 6.3architecturecolumns
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Plan of Doric temple |
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Archaic 6.4 Cella/Naos in middle |
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Temple of Apollo |
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Archaic 6.6-7from Corinthc. 560 BClimestone with white stucco surfacedoric temple
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Archaic 6.8-9 Corcyra (Corfu)c. 580 BClimestone pediment - relief sculpture |
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Pediments, Temple of Aphaia |
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Archaic 6.14c. 500-480 BCmarblesculpturefrom Aegina |
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Athenian Treasury |
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Archaic 6.23-4 doric templefrom delphimarblesculpted metopesused to hold treasures |
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Siphnian Treasury |
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Archaic 6.25-29 panhellenicarchitecture and sculpturec. 530 BCcarved in reliefmarblefrom Delphi |
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New York Kouros |
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Archaic 6.42 sculpturefrom Atticamarblec. 600 BCsculpted in the round |
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Sounion kouros |
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Archaic 6.43 from Sunionc. 580 BCmarblesculpted in the roundsculpture |
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Kleobis and Biton |
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Archaic 6.44 marblefrom sanctuary at delphisculpturehairstyle reminiscent of daedalic |
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Anavysos kouros |
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Archaic 6.46 sculpture in the roundgrave markerarchaic smile marblefrom Anavysos, atticac. 530 BC |
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Calf-bearer |
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Archaic 6.48from Athensc. 560 BCsculpturemarblevotive offering - found @ acropolis. also holding calf as votive offering |
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Rampin Horseman |
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Archaic 6.49from Athensc. 560 BCbeard shows old & wisesculpturemarble |
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Diagram of garments |
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Archaic 6.50 chiton (linen) , peplos (wool), and mantlerectangles of fabric folded & pinned in different ways |
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Berlin kore |
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Archaic 6.51from keratea, Atticac. 570-560 BCmarblesculptureholding votive offeringaristocratic young woman |
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Peplos kore |
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Archaic 6.52 from Athensc. 530 BCmarblesculpturefor Athenagesture of offering - arm extended parallel to groundwas brightly painted like other kore, kouros |
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Ischys kouros |
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Archaic 6.58 from Samossculpturec. 580-570marblevotive offering to hera at major sanctuaryinscription says offering from ischys |
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