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Geometric Krater740 BCEAthens, GreeceGeometric Style
Marked the grave of a man buried in Dipylon cemetery.Horizontal bands separate the artwork, with circles and M shaped designs filling empty space. |
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Lady of Auxerre650 BCECreteArchaic Style
No head dress, as a goddess would wear. Hand over heart is a gesture of prayer. |
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Kouros600 BCEGreekArchaic Style
One of the earliest life-size statues in Greece.Emulates an Egyptian stance. |
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Kroisos530 BCEGreeceArchaic Style
A grave marker like the earlier kouros.Increased naturalism and more rounded features. |
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Peplos Kore530 BCEGreeceArchaic Style
Stylized "sister" of Kroisos. Missing the object in her hand which would have identified her. |
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Plan of a Greek Peripteral Temple
Know Adyton, Naor, Pronaos |
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Elevations of the Doric and Ionic orders
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Temple of Hera I550 BCEItalyArchaic Architecture
9:18 Columnar ratio is strange.The columns were also placed closely together. |
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Gigantomacy530 BCEGreeceArchaic
Apollo and Artemis pursue a fleeing Giant.Hand painted labels once adorned this frieze. |
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Francois Vase470 BCEKleitias and ErgotimosArchaic
Signed by both the painter and potter. Kleitias didn't fill the space with ornament. |
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Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game525 BCEExekiasArchaic Style
Master of Black-Figure Technique.Did not divide surface into horizontal bands. Subject creates tension, men ready for action. |
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Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game525 BCEAndokides PainterArchaic Style
Inventor of the Red-Figure technique.Bilingual Vase - one side depict the scene in black-figure, the other in red-figure. |
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Dying WarriorWest Pediment Temple of Aphaia
490 BCEGreeceArchaic Style A late archaic piece, the east pediment depict more lifelike warrior. Despite being stabbed with an arrow, the warrior displays an Archaic smile on his face. |
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Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game525 BCEAndokides PainterArchaic Style
Inventor of the Red-Figure technique.Bilingual Vase - one side depict the scene in black-figure, the other in red-figure. |
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Dying WarriorWest Pediment Temple of Aphaia
490 BCEGreeceArchaic Style A late archaic piece, the east pediment depict more lifelike warrior. Despite being stabbed with an arrow, the warrior displays an Archaic smile on his face. |