Geometric and Orientalizing Periods of greece Flashcards
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what is significant about this time?
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culture is devloping
pottery was important
figures are geometric
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Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, Athens
tombstone
hole in bottom for offerings
painting depicts honoring the dead
colored clay
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Hero and centaur (Herakles and Nessos?)
havent defines what centaur looks like yet
This statuette depicts a hero battling a centaur—an early example of mythological narrative.
made of simple shapes