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Nike of samothrace |
2nd century BC
Hellenistic
Marble Sculpture of the greek goddness Nike (victory)
displayed at the Louvre in paris
C.220-190 BC
signal for victory and to honor Nike
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Pergamon
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Ancient Greek city which is now modern day turkey
durring the helenistic period
Where the great altar of pergamon was located
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Didyma Temple |
Stoa- covered walk ways or entraces
Hellenistic
made of marble and limeston
Doric exterior colonnade
Ionic interior colonnade
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Gaul and wife |
Creator-Epigonos
roman copy after greek original
marble sculpture
man in the act of plunging a sword into his chest while he is holding a dying women
2nd century Hellenistic
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Dying Gaul |
Roman marble copy of
Hellenistic original from 230-220 BC
was a made to celebrate the victory over the Celtic
Shows a dying Celt alot of realism in the face
depicted as a celt warrior by his hairstyle and moustache, nude, sword and shield lay beside him
serves as a reminder of the celts defeat
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Great Altar of Zeus, pergamon |
Hellenistic
C.166-156BC
Marble
The frieze depicts the battle between the gods and the giants(important battle because after this battle the gods came to power)
was at the acropolis of Pergamon
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Bronze horse and jockey |
Hellenistic 160-30BC
Bronze
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Aphrodite of Melos |
C. 100BC
Marble Sculputure
From the Isle of Melos
greek goddess of love and beauty
Larger than life size
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Sleeping Satyr (Barberini Faun) |
Hellenistic
C.220 BC
life size Marble sculpture
Satyr- mythological, human like male woodland creature with animal features(goat like tail, ears or horns) attended Dionysus(god of wine)
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Slipper slapper group |
Need info
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Seated boxer
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c.50BC bronze sculpture
late hellenistc
post fight, exhaustion and pain expressed on the face
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Laocoon Group
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Shows Laocoon and his sons
monumental white marble sculpture
shows the Trojan priest Laocoon and his sons being strangled by sea serpents
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Pebble mosacis from pella
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Need info
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Dervieni Krater
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Found in the tomb of Derveni
made of bronze and tin
funerary urn
attached handles, the next shows a scene of animals and 4 statuettes 2 are maenads 1 dionysus 1 satyr
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Head of Phillip
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