ART HIS 40A Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ancient Agora Of Athens, Krater, Pomegranate
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Finds from newly excavated shaft grave at pylos: cremation burial of warior in athenian agora: note iron sword, ca. 750 bce, geometric style scene of mourning for deceased woman pot = marker, ordinary household vessel into larger scale (monumental desire), poured libation. 750 bce, geometric style used to mix wine and water detail of funeral procession fear of empty space. Bronze statuette group, perhaps from sanctuary of zeus, olympia, ca. Bronze statuette, thebes inscription on thigh: mantiklos offers me as a tithe to apollo of the silver bow; do you. Phoebos [apollo] give me some pleasing favor in return ca. Kore, lady of auxerre, perhaps from crete, ca. 640 bce arms close to body, artist nervous of carving out to space naturalism, incised lines. 530 bce: peplos large sheet of material, possibly holding pomegranate or small bird, socket carved for arm and uses dowel, white island (paros) marble and painted.
