ARTS 149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Krater, Architrave, Kantharos
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Olpe: wide mouthed pitcher; dating to about 650-625 bce. Black-figure technique: dark shapes define silhouettes of the animals against a background of very pale buff (natural color of corinthian clay) Red-figure technique: apply alip to surface of pot bu carefully amnipulating the firing process in a mixture fo clay and water. Stoa: covered walkway or portico, usually for public use. Caryatids: columns carved in the form of clothed women in finely garments. Entablature: horizontal element above the columns and capitals. Ionic order: three panel architrave and a continuous frieze. Porches: covered, open space in front of an entrance. Kore/kouros: always clothed and represent deities/priestesses or nymphs. Terra cotta: clay fired over low heat, sometimes unglazed. Calyx krater: handles curve up like a flower"s calyx. Painting of death of sarpedon is on it. Social gathering of rich and powerful men. Tesserae: makes up mosaics; mosaics are made of small cubes of colored stone or marble.
