| Pyxis with four plastically modeled horses
decorating the lid Boston 1970.232 |
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| two men standing upright,
a man in between them on his head Boston 25.43 |
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| Prothesis (body laid out for burials),
attended by mourners and chariots (Louvre A 517) |
| Homepage | Syllabus | Schedule | Instructor | Resources |
Greek and Roman Religions, Fall 1999
December 9, 1999
| WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT DUE TODAY: | None. |
| PREPARATION: | Work on your final paper, and come with any questions you have. |
| LECTURE NOTES: |
Periodization of Greek Art
| Geometric | c. 900-700 | Homer, Hesiod | |
| Orientalizing | c. 700-600 | Archilochus, Alcman, Mimnermus, Stesichorus | |
| Archaic | c. 600-500 | Black Figure
Red Figure (c. 530-) |
Solon, Theognis, Xenophanes |
| Classical | c. 500-300 | Aeschylus, Herodotus, Xenophon, Aristotle |
Geometric Period
| Pyxis with four plastically modeled horses
decorating the lid Boston 1970.232 |
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| two men standing upright,
a man in between them on his head Boston 25.43 |
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| Prothesis (body laid out for burials),
attended by mourners and chariots (Louvre A 517) |
Orientalizing Period
| a wind god (Boreas?)
Louvre L 27 (not the best example) |
Archaic Sculpture
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Kouros from Paros (from left) Louvre Ma 3101 |
Kouros from Paros
(profile) Louvre Ma 3101 |
Black Figure
| maenad dancing between two satyrs
Louvre AM 1008 |
detail from same vessel
Louvre AM 1008 |
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| Gorgoneion
Boston 01.8057 |
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| Cooks cutting up a fish (sacrifice?)
Berlin F 1915 |
Red Figure
| Herakles and Amazons
Arezzo 1465 |
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| Achilles tending Patroklos
Berlin F 2278 |
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| Bottom: maenads dancing at the image of Dionysos
Berlin F 2290 |
Interior: Dionysos and satyr
Berlin F 2290 |
Classical Sculpture
| Delphi, Daochos Monument, Agias: Daochos Monument, Agias, frontal view | Delphi Daochos Monument, Agias: Daochos Monument, Agias, from far left |
| Worshippers approaching
two divinities at an altar Boston 1977.171 |
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| Female figure with wind-blown peplos
Louvre Ma 3072 |
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