CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Attic Style, Exekias, Cult Image
2 Nov 2016
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Vestiges of mycenae style, vessel types derived from mycenaean types. Decorations limited, often placed to emphasize form. Animals and animal register are common from c. 800 bc. Grave goods=other objects left with the deceased as sacrifice and/or gifts. Decoration follows the function (funerary scene on a grave marker) Cult, ritual, and worship in the 8th century. Worship removed from ruler"s dwelling into the open: ruler no longer controlled access. Temple of hera on samos (greek island) Cult image- sculpture that creates presence of goddess/god; focus for ritual activity, space where divine resides. Classical period= 480-323 bc (persian sack athens until the death of alexander the great) Hellenistic period= 323-27 bc (death of alexander to first roman emperor) Reserved area (orange/red) - slip has been removed leaving figure in silhouette- details incised. Tension in composition as ajax prepares the sword. Decorative figures stand out as reserved orange spaces.
