Archaic Greek (600-530 BCE)

Question 1

Anavysos kouros IDs

Answer 1

Archaic Greek
530 BCE
Marble

Question 2

Anavysos Kouros

Answer 2

Material simulates skin
Not naturalistic
Egyptian-esque pose
Weight is centered instead of on back foot (could move)
Abstract but squishy
Funerary marker
Athletic, youthful, and naked (manly virtue)
Struck down in battle
Arms/legs free of stone (change in tools/materials)
Human, not a warrior
Reflects interaction with Egyptian art
Archaic smile

Question 3

Athenian Agora IDs

Answer 3

Archaic Greek
600 BCE
Plan

Question 4

Athenian Agora

Answer 4

Connects political, social, cultural, religious, and funerary aspects
Public area with a market place, stoa (trade), boletarieon (politics), pholas (religion), odions (concert halls), and libraries
Panathennaic way (“artery” of Athens”)
Began as an open space

Question 5

Peplos Kore

Answer 5

Votive to Athena
Garment obscures anatomy (female virtue)
Little umbrella so no bird poop
One hand reaching out (with a dedication to Athena)
Patterns on clothes and jewelry
Hair expresses polis (women should be well-dressed, have good hair, and look fancy and beautiful)
Archaic smile

Question 6

Peplos Kore IDs

Answer 6

Archaic Greek
530 BCE
Marble and paint

Question 7

Archaic Greek

Answer 7

Innovative!
Figuring out proportions, ratios, etc.
Pediment sculptures
Pottery develops
More contact with Egypt, sculptures become for realistic but are similar to Egypt in their stiff, rigid qualities