Greek Exam 1

Art and Architecture

27 cards   |   Total Attempts: 189
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Question 1
Cycladic Figures: Spedos Type. Cyclades Early Cyclades II 2500-2200 BC Woman abstracted, votive or for ritual
Question 2
Frying Pan Syros Early Cylades II 2500-2200 BC ?Fertility in shape of womb
Question 3
Snake Goddess Knossos, Crete Middle Minoan III 17-1550 BC Probably used as offerings. Attention to proportions: slim waist, broad shoulders, same clothing etc
Question 4
Kamares Ware beak spouted jug Phaistos, Crete Middle Minoan II 2000-1700 BC Kamares first pottery made with new potter's wheel.
Question 5
Heinrich Schliemann 1822-1890 First to uncover bronze age Aegeans. Discovered & Excavated Troy.
Question 6
Plan of Palace at Knossos Late Minoan 1550-1100 BC
Question 7
Grand Staircase Palace at Knossos Late Minoan I 1550-1450 BC Access to Domestic Quarter. Shows how light and air enter.
Question 8
Scene from bull sports Knossos, Crete Late Minoan I 1550-1450 BC Fresco in the Palace at Knossos.
Question 9
Harvester Vase From Aghia Triadha, a Villa outside of Phaistos Late Minoan I 1550-1450 BC Vase for carrying fluids, probably for ceremonial purposes.
Question 10
Pilgrim Flask Palaikastro, Crete Late Minoan IB 1500-1450 BC Marine Style
Mask From grave shaft at Mycenae Late Helladic I 1550-1500 BC Funerary Gift.
Tholos: Treasury of Atreus Mycenae Late Helladic 1250 BC Tomb in the Citadel at Mycenae
Tholos: Treasury of Atreus, entry and relief triangle Mycenae Late Helladic 1250 BC Tomb in the Citadel at Mycenae
Plan of the Palace at Pylos Pylos, Peloponese Late Helladic 13th Century Domestic Palace, Built with rubble and timber. Decorated with frescos.
Palace at Pylos: Hall of the Megaron showing columns, hearth, and throne Pylos, Peloponese Late Helladic 13th Century