GREEK AH - Midterm IMAGES

Votives from Eleon; 6th and early 5th cent.

Ceramic Petrography of Eleon

Franchthi Cave, mainland Greece; paleolithic

Reconstruction of Sesklo; 5000 BCE

• agglomerative space, lack of social stratification

Pot from Sesklo; 5 cent. BCE

Cup from Sesklo; 5 cent. BCE

Reconstruction of a building at Sesklo; 5th cent. BCE

• undifferentiated spaces

Pot from Dimini; 4th-3rd cent. BCE

Bowl from Dimini; 4000. BCE

Figure from Sesklo; Neolithic

“Venus of Willendorf”, Austria; Paleolithic

Chart of Lithic Analysis

• Chaîne Opératoire

• Series of choices made by producers

West House, Vasilike; EM II

• Agglomerative

• Differentiated spaces, communal spaces

Tholos tombs, Crete; EM

Ivory stamp seal, Crete; EM II

• Glyptic art (engraving)

• Likely came to Crete through trading

• Likely worn and official

Stone Jug, Crete; EM II

• Object of high value, materials found through trading

Aghios Onouphorios Ware, Crete; EM I

Vasilike Ware, Crete; EM II

Fortification walls, Cyclades; EC

• needed for defense

• not seen in CreteC

Cycladic Figurine, Keros; EC II

• used in burials and domestic contexts

• hundreds of these ritually-broken figurines found at Keros

“Frying Pan”, Syros; EC II

• incised with decorations: slight celestial themes, representational, abstract figures

Plan of Lerna; EH II

• shows the House of the Tiles!

• fortified; agglomerative

Stamp seal impressions, Lerna; EH II

Sauceboat, Lerna; EH II

• Urfurnis, burnishing (rubbing for a finish), pottery

Palace Knossos Plan, Crete; MBA

• monumental building excavated by Arthur Evans

• Rooms with different purposes…

Lustral Basin, Malia; MBA

• Use unknown, only seen at palaces (like Knossos)

Theatral Area, Knossos; MBA

• shows gathering space…

Phaistos Disk, Phaistos; MM or LM

• Symbols like Linear A and other hieroglyphic writing systems

• Minoan script, not deciphered

Snake Goddess, Knossos; MM III

• clearly ritual figure

• representational depiction

Ivory Acrobats, Knossos; MM III

• representational figures, clearly in motion

• doing a sport? purpose unknown

Ivory Acrobats, Knossos; MM III

• representational figures, clearly in motion

• doing a sport? purpose unknown

Kamares Ware Jug, Phaistos; MM II

• Made on the wheel, eggshell:tableware, courseware:storage

Minyan Ware, Mainland Greece; MH

• color can change depending on atmosphere fired in

• meant to emulate bronze?

Polychrome painted jug, Lerna; MH

• emulating forms and colors of Kamares ware

Queens Hall, Pier-and-door construction, Knossos; LM

• type of construction

• wall painting symbolizes affinity for the natural world

Throne Room, Knossos; LM

• Wall of piers looking into a courtyard

• naturalistic scene with illusionistic elements… light depth/perspective

Horns of Consecration, Knossos; LM

• exact meaning unknown but frequent at palatial sites

• has ritualistic connotations

Bull Leaping Fresco, Knossos; LM

• Illusionistic rendering, possible ritual practice/game/sport…

Marine Style Pot, Knossos; LM

• style of stylized marine creatures

• naturalistic depictions

Akrotiri, Theta; LC

• agglomerative plan

• minoan influence

Cycladic wall painting, Akrotiri; LC

• natural world depicted through animals…

• two boys fighting

• Minoan influence!

Saffron Gatherers, Akrotiri; LC

• strong ground line

• natural scene… depictions of womenS

Segment of Ship Fresco, Akrotiri; LC

• renderings of human architecture and natural world

• ritual? tradition?

• Minoan artist/inspiration

Grave Circle A, Mycenae; 16-14th cent. BCE

• shows burial practices

• burial goods discovered are extensive/beautiful

“Mask of Agememnon”, Mycenae; LH I

• title shows affinity for mythological representations

• found in shaft grave V

Dagger blades, Mycenae; LH I

• naturalistic scenes, minoan influence…

• dichotomy between this and the other blade

Dagger blades, Mycenae; LH I

• Displays hunting of lions, from Mesopotamian tradition of hunting as a sign of power

• body proportions… Minoan influence

• dichotomy between this and the upper scene

Lion Gate, Mycenae; LH III B

• Example of cyclopean masonry… think of means to create this

• monumental sculpture

Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae; LH III B

• enormous tholos tomb!

• beehive shape with an extensive hallway (dromos)

Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae; LH III B

• enormous tholos tomb!

• beehive shape with an extensive hallway (dromos)

Megaron tripartite plan, Pylos; MH

• huge building

• decorated with wall paintings, natural life, etc.

Combat Agate, Pylos; LH II

• I know this

Aghia Triada Sarcophagous, Phaistos; LM III

• cultural shift, cross-cultural connection, depictions…

Amarna Letters, Egypt; 14th cent. BCE

• Letters between egyptian pharoahs and other rulers

• Diplomacy and gift exchange, intermarriage, etc.

Oxhide Ingot, Cyprus; LBA

• rocks enriched with copper, mixed with tin…

Glass Ingots; 14th cent.

• examples of Late Bronze Age connectivity

• comes from Egypt

Medinet Habu, Egypt; 12 cent. BCE

• Ramses III

• “Sea peoples…”, palatial collapse

Warrior Vase (krater), Mycenae; LH III C

• pictorial style!

• emergence of military themes… tie back to palatial collapse?

• Boar’s Tusk Helmet!

Pot depicting Horse chariots, Mycenae; LH III C

• Pictorial style… military ideology

• representations of animals and figures… noodle horse

• interest in military power and luxury materials - appreciation for past?

Stirrup Jar, Perati; LH IIIC

• octopus shape? odd to find pictorial style stirrup jars

• interpreted as oil flasks

• Wheel thrown

Animal depictions on Stirrup Jar from Perati; LH IIIC

• depictions of naturalistic imagery

• pictorial style stirrup jars are rare…

Stone (steatite) jewelry mold, Eleon; LH IIIC

Oinochoe, Athens; 11th-10th cent. BCE

• example of protogeometric pottery!

• style first appeared in athens

• Kerameikos cemetery

Lefkandi Heroon, Euboea; mid 10th cent. BCE

• Man, woman, and four horses buried here. continued use over ~100 years…

• Toumba cemetery… Huge building

• Forerunner for greek temples?

Cup of Nestor, Ischia; 8th cent. BCE

• one of the earliest examples of this alphabet

• belongs to nestor… play on homeric epics?

  • displays sharing of tales across locations

Krater, Thebes; ca. 730 BCE

• Geometric pottery!

• not much figural imagery… depiction of rowers across water…

Dipylon Amphora, Athens; 730 BCE

• Dipylon pottery!

• 5 ft. tall!

• Burial Vessel displaying funerary scenes

Pyxis from Argos; 7th cent. BCE?

• 35 year old woman’s burial

• burial pot, imagery depicted

• Langdon reading: revealed the lives of those who used it, identity of the woman…

Pithos from Thebes; 7th cent. BCE?

• Childs burial!

• burial pot, imagery depicted

• Langdon reading: revealed the lives of those who used it, identity of the woman…

Tripod Cauldron, Olympia; 8th cent. BCE

• dedicated to gods as an offering

• tripod is fused to the cauldron

Cauldron with Griffin Heads, Cyprus; 8th cent. BCE

• also used in offerings for dead

• purpose of the griffins?

Pelopeion at Olympia; 7th cent. BCE

• Think of the myth of Pelops and Oenomaus! The location is memorialized because of this story

• One of the first panhellenic places we have evidence of.

Bronze Horse Votive, Olympia; 8th cent. BCE

• Depicts charioteers and horses

• a dedication to the gods! ritualistic importance at this site

Temple of Hera Hekatompedon, Samos, 8th century.

• Mudbrick, central columns

• Treasured location for worship

• construction of temples! (cult statue at back, thatched roofs, etc.)

Hekatompedon II, ca. 650 BCE

• constructed of stone and has two rows of interior columns! difference from 8th cent. construction

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