Early and Archaic Greece
May 19, 2015
Early and Archaic Greece
Early Greece: Dorians and Ionians
Vase with decorative meander motif and funeral ceremony from the Dipylon cemetery in Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BC
RIGHT: Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery in Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BC
Geometric art
Krater, from the Dipylon cemetery in Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BC
Black-figure amphora with animal friezes, made at Corinth ca. 625 BC
Kore statue known as the “Lady of Auxerre”, probably from Crete, ca. 650 BC
Statue known as the “Lady of Auxerre”, probably from Crete, ca. 650 BC
Copy of the statue painted in the encaustic technique
“Lady of Auxerre”, probably from Crete, ca. 650 BC
Kouros, ca. 600 BC
Archaic period
Kouros from the grave of Kroisos, found at Anavysos near Athens, ca. 530 BC
Kouros, ca. 600 BC
Kouros from the grave of Kroisos, found at Anavysos near Athens, ca. 530 BC
Peplos Kore, Athens, ca. 530 BC
Kore, Athens, ca. 510 BC
Peplos Kore, Athens, ca. 530 BC
Kore, Athens, ca. 510 BC
Early Greek architecture
Parthenon, Athens, Greece
U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.
Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, Egypt, 1290 BC
Parthenon, Athens, Greece, 447 BC
Temple of Hera I, Paestum, Italy, ca. 550 BC
Medusa and two panthers from the west pediment of the Temple of Artemis. Corfu, Greece, ca. 600-580 BC.
Lion Gate at Hattusa (in modern-day Turkey), ca. 1400 BC. Built as an entrance to a Hittite citadel
Lamassu from Dur Sharrukin. 8th c. BC
West pediment of the Temple of Artemis. Corfu, Greece, ca. 600-580 BC.