CLARCH 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Oenochoe, Lefkandi, Foal
27 Oct 2016
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Evidence for the origins of religious practice and religious buildings. Dipylon vase(dipylon cemetery near the kerameikos): attic, belly-handled amphora, grave marker. Depiction: funeral-woman(skirt), gestures of grief by other figures. Terracotta centaur figurine, tenth century bce (cheiron-centaur wounded by the hero herakles, mark on the knee before firing=alluding to specific context) Ivory figurine from athens grave in dipylon cemetery, late geometric 730 bce. Dedications of bronze and terracotta figurines from 10th to 8th centuries bce. Bronze horse figurine, compare to the attic geometric oinochoe. Lakonian bronze horse 8c bce, more 3d than previous. Bronze anthropomorphic figurine, possibly showing goddess hera, compare style to dipylon figure. Charioteer, figure standing in the framework of chariot 8c bce. Figurines interpreted as zeus and hera 8c bce. Bronze tripod cauldron(3 legged mixing bowl) 8c bce. Pointing toward the location of primary religious ritual. Hekatompedon-100 ft temple, possible cult building, monumental structure represented by length.
