exam 2

Question 1

Answer 1

- Tomb of Tutankhamen

• Valley of the Kings
• New Kingdom Egypt

Info: untouched for almst 3,000 years. The items that were in the young kings tomb were all things that they believed he would need in the after life.

Question 2

Answer 2

Tutankhamen and his queen,

-relief on throne

found in the tomb of tutankhamen, valley of kings

New Kingdom Egypt

Question 3

Answer 3

-painted chest of Tutankhamen

-found in the tomb of tut

New Kingdom Egypt

** the return of heirarchical scale

**seeing him as a super uman figure… “god” like

** return of traditional egyptian gods

Question 4

Answer 4

Folded Arm Figurine

-from the cyclades

Cycladic

• Marble. All represent women
• They were most llikey painted
• We don’t know the fuction .
• Vary in size. Pointed feet
• We often don’t know where they came from
• Thin from the side view
• Its not known whether of not they should be laying down or standing up straight
• They could be funerary artwork

Question 5

Answer 5

Palace of Knossos

Knossos

Minoan

was not simply the residence of the royal family but also the political, economic and religious center of Crete

Question 6

Answer 6

Toreador Fresco

in Palace of Knossos , crete

Minoan

Question 7

Answer 7

Harvester Vase

from Hagia Triada

Minoan

*** made from stealite

Question 8

Answer 8

Sarcaphogus

From Hagia Triada

Minoan

** Made from painted Limestone

Question 9

Answer 9

Citadel of Mycenae

Mycanae

Mycenaen

Question 10

Answer 10

Lion Gate

Citadel of Mycenae, mycenae

Mycenaean

Question 11

Answer 11

Treasury of Atreaus (Tomb of Agamemnon)

Mycenae

Mycenaean

• tholos tomb
• corbel vaulted

Question 12

Answer 12

Mask of Agamemnon

From Grave Circle A at Mycanae

Mycenaean

-gold

Question 13

Answer 13

Warrior Vase

From Mycanae

Mycenaean

• ceramic pottery
  o Punch bowl
  o Use wheels to form the pottery.
  o Incredibly durable, good for everyday use
  o Men going off to war, with a woman tearing out her hair in mourning

Question 14

Answer 14

Dipylon Krater

From Kermeikos Cemetary, Athens

Geometric

• ceramic potterry
• funeral procession of man ; chariot procession

o Marks the grave of a rich man. Flat perspective,
o Bottom is open for libation and draining
o Used geometric shapes to fill in space
o Narrative scene specific to the man

Question 15

Answer 15

Dipylon Amphora

From Kerameikos Cemetary, Athens

• ceramic pottery
• funeral for a woman

Prothesis : laying out of the corpse
Ekphora: funeral procession

Question 16

Answer 16

Polyphemos Amphora

from Eeusis

Orientalizing

o Used as a funerary
o Bones found inside the pot
o It was specially commissioned and created
o Blinding of polyphemos by odyseeus and his crew ON TOP
o Perseus and the Gorgons on BOTTOM

Question 17

Answer 17

Statue of Apollo

deticated to Mantiklos

FROM Thebes

Orientalizing

, bronze
o Inscription on legs , to god of music
o Votive offering
o Thought to have been a bow in his hands, indicating it was Apollo
o Human body depicted in a elongated form , triangular face , naked, large nose, long hair ( resembles aristocrat)
o Heroic nudity – men’s body is the epitome of beauty , differentiates status. Seperates men from wwomen. Non greeks from greeks. Gods from not gods

Question 18

Answer 18

Kriosis or Anavysos Kouros

FROM Anavysos

Archaic

• Marble
• Marks a grave for kroisos who died in war
• 6ft 4 inches tall
• archaic smile. Thicker. More realistic
• strive towards naturalism

Question 19

Answer 19

Peplos Kore

FROM Athenian Acropolis

Archaic

Question 20

Answer 20

Siphian Treasury

Delphi

Archaic

• Small temples, elaborate, 12 ft, they are to house specific small detications
• Ioncic temple
• Master A and B

Question 21

Answer 21

North frieze of siphian treasury : Gigantomachy

From delphi

Battle of Gods and Giants
• The giants rise up against the god and try to take control
• All painted
• Hercules, twins, kybele
• Giants are dressed in hoplite armor
• Nostalgia of heroic fighting of the gods
• Warning

Question 22

Answer 22

Exekias ( Potter and Painter)

Amphora

FROM Athens , FOUND in Vulci

Archaic

• Potters seen as craftsmen. He was a brand name.
• 2 ft tall. Potting more highly valued than painting.
• Black ….
• The background is the color of the clay. Then paint black, the scrape away the black the get details
• A scene from the Trojan War

Question 23

Answer 23

Andokides ( PAINTER)

Billingual Amphora

From Athens, Found in Orvieto

Archaic

• The jar is painted with two different painting styles. One side is red figure style, and the front is black figure style
• Andokokides signs the pot, but the guy who came up with the red figure style did not sign his name
• Black figure= paint first then carve out. Red= is painting on it with a paint brush red color of the vase.

Question 24

Answer 24

Euphronios (painter) Euxitheos (potter)

Calyx Krater

FROM athens FOUND in Cerveteri

Archaiac

death of sarpedon
o Special occasion type of a pot
o Death of sarepedon, and zeues could not save his own son. Helpless among fate.
o Attempting to show the body and how it moves in space.

Question 25

Answer 25

Kritios Boy FROM Athenian Acropolis _Severe/ Early classical_ * It was the first statue to demonstrate how a body actually acts as a system. Everything is anatomically even. He no longer has a smile, but rather a more stone faced look. * He was made of marble * 3ft 10 inches * 480 BCE * done right before the acropolis was sacked * Contra- Posto * Expansion of the ages of the subjects of the sculptures. He looks young

Question 26

Answer 26

**Striding God** FROM Artemisium _Severe/ Early Classical_ * Bronze * Only possible because it was made in bronze * He was found in shipwreck.

Question 27

Answer 27

**Temple of Aphaia** FROM Aegina **_Severe/ Early Classical_** o She becomes associated to Athena o Built right in 514-490. o Doric temple o They put sculptures in the 2 pediments o One pediment in the archaic style, and one pediment in the severe style

Question 28

Answer 28

East Pediment : Trojan War Temple of Aphaia, Aegina Severe/ Early Classical o Severe side, with touches of archaic

Question 29

Answer 29

Erechtheion Athenian Acropolis High Classical o Most sacred, oddly shaped because it has to accommodate all sacred statues and shrines o Athena smaller wooden sacred statue lives there o Alter for sacrifices made for Athenian is infront of the building o Olive tree, early tombs of early mythical kings , etc o East side is higher than the west side KARYTID PORCH o Large than life size o Women who take apart in the religious festivals of Athena o Leg is bent to indicate walking in a procession o Thick air so the neck wouldn’t collapse underneath the roof

Question 30

Answer 30

East Pediment : Birth of Athena Parthenon Athenian Acropolis High Classical

Question 31

Answer 31

Parthenon Iktonis and Kallikrates ( architects) Athenian Acropolis High Classical o Doric temple. Around 90 apetimes. Ionic continuous freeze all the way around o There are no straight lines on the parthanon

Question 32

Answer 32

South BAttle of Lapiths and Centaurs Parthenon Athenian Acropolis High Classical o Various positions and level of triumph o Civiliazation vs. civilization. Sticks vs. swords o Relief is high. Carved on the ground then lifted. o Figures project from the background . strat with thick marble and chip away.

Question 33

Answer 33

Cult Statue of Athena Parthenos Now lost, PArthenon Athenian Acropolis High Classical o Ivory, gold o 40 ft. tall

Answer 34

Ionnic Freeze Panathenaix procession PAnthion High Classical o Each section was 3 ft high, 120 ft in length. o All four sides have the same subject matter o Sculpted in the air to create it o Looking at a celebration of the Panathenaia ( religious festival celebrating Athena’s bday) o Women for the first time on the building in the front o Low relief o Hard to see , but they put in so much time and effort into something that wasn’t even very noticeably in your face.

Question 35

Answer 35

Aphrodite of Knidos Praxiteles ( scultptore) original lost, but from knidos Late Classical

Question 36

Answer 36

Grave Stele of Hegeso From the Kerameikos Cemetary Athens Late Classical * Marble 5ft 2 inch tall * Her name and her fathers name * On her chair at home picking out jewelry with her slave

Question 37

Answer 37

Alexander Sarcaphogus FROM Sidon LAte Classical * Marble, Hunt scene * Local loyal king buried in the tomb. * Distincalyy greek influenced • Battle between Persians and greeks. Then other two sides show greek and Persians hunting together

Question 38

Answer 38

NIke of Samothrace FROM Samothrace Hellenistic * Winged victory , marble monument to celebrate a military victory * Front of a ship with water around it, then above goddess of victory lands on the ship to announce the coming of victory * Comparison: Paionios, Nike, Olympus (classical)