Regional Classical Art Flashcards
Cycladic Idols
Bronze Age (c. 3000 B.C.–1000 B.C.)
Cycladic Art
large number of marble idols found in tombs, mainly standing nude female figure with arms folded across the chest
Palace of Knossos
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoans (Crete)
Architecture
most ambitious palace found at Knossos,
excavated by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1900)
Complicated maze of rooms (used as a residence and administrative center), multi-story,
characteristic downward tapering column, throne room (shown here)
Faience Snake Goddess
Bronze Age (c. 1600 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete)
Sculpture
La Parisienne
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete), Knossos
Painting
Fresco
The Prince of the Lillies
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete), Knossos
Painting
Fresco
Dolphin Fresco
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete), Knossos
Painting
Fresco
found in the Queen’s Megaron
Toreador Fresco
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete), Knossos
Painting
Fresco
Boxing Children
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete), Thera (Santorini)
Painting
Fresco
Blue Monkeys
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete), Thera (Santorini)
Painting
Fresco
Fisherman
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete), Thera (Santorini)
Painting
Fresco
Harvester Vase
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete)
Vase
Octopus Vase
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete)
Vase
Bull’s Head Rhyton
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Minoan (Crete)
Vase
Lion Gate
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Mycenaean (mainland Greece)
Mycenae is fortified with “cyclopean” walls, Lion Gate.
Treasury of Atreus
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Mycenaean (mainland Greece)
tholos tomb—beehive shaped
Mask of Agamemnon
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Mycenaean (mainland Greece)
Gold “Mask of Agamemnon” discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in shaft graves
Warrior Vase
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Mycenaean (mainland Greece)
discovered by Heinrich Schliemann
Pylos
excavated by the American archaeologist Carl Blegen
Linear B Tablets
Bronze Age (c. 3000–1000 B.C.)
Michael Ventris (1950s) deciphered Linear B tablets
Amphora
Pottery
two-handled vase used for storage and transport
Krater
Pottery
used for mixing wine with water
Kylix
Pottery
drinking cup
Kantharos
Pottery
dinking cup
Lekythos
Pottery
used for oils and perfumes, and for pouring funeral libations