Introduction to the Archeology of Classical Antiquity - Photos

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Where was this fresco found?

Knossos

This detail comes from the Flotilla Fresco. Where was it found?

Akrotiri on Thera

What is this figure?

The earliest known centaur in Greek art, found in a grave at Lefkandi

What is the name of this statue?

The Moschophoros (Calf-bearer)

Who painted this vase?

Kleitas

Where were these statues found?

In the sea off Riace in Calabria (1972)

Why does Barringer call the monumental building at Lefkandi (c. 950) a heroon only with reservations?

There is no evidence of worship after the burial

From when do Greek-speaking tribes appear in Greece?

c 2000 BC

What did ‘classis’ originally mean?

A census class of Roman citizens

Who wrote the ‘Geschichte der Kunst des Altertums’ which helped launch Neoclassicism?

Johann Hoachin Winckelmann

What is Karphi on Crete an example of?

a refuge settlement of the Early Iron Age

What script was the Greek alphabet adapted from?

The script of the Phoenicians

Who set up the marble Nike of Paionios at Olympia (c. 420)?

The Messenians

What was the one thing needed for Greek worship?

An altar

Why is the Siphnian Treasury at Delphi so important for the chronology of Archaic art?

It is the only Archaic monument with a fixed date

What is the ‘Salamis decree’ an early example of?

Decrees of the people set up on stone, for public acountability

What is shown in the east pediment of the temple of Zeus at Olympia?

The preparations for the chariot race of Pelops and Oinomaos

What was housed in the Stoa Basileios on the Athenian Agora?

The office of the archon basileus and the oldest law texts

What features does Barringer describe for the Minoan palaces?

Lustral basins, long storage magazines with pithoi, a large rectangular central court and lightwells

What features of early kouroi can be traced to Egyptian sculpture?

The striding pose with the arms at the sides, frontality and a block-like form, a grid to lay out the proportions and wig-like hair

What does the label date of the kouros head from Thera mainly rest on?

A stylistic typology

Why was the Panathenaic prize amphora painted in black-figure?

Panathenaic prize amphorae kept the traditional technique

To what period or style does this belong?

Minoan

To what period or style does this belong?

Mycenaean

To what period or style does this belong?

Orientalizing

To what period or style does this belong?

Archaic

To what period or style does this belong?

Severe/Early Classical

To what period or style does this belong?

Early Cycladic II

To what period or style does this belong?

Late Bronze Age

To what period or style does this belong?

Late Geometric

To what period or style does this belong?

Orientalizing

To what period or style does this belong?

Archaic

To what period or style does this belong?

High classical