Fayum mummy paintings
1st-4th century CE
farnese hermes
roman copy of lost greek original 1st century ce
menhir dame de saint-sernin
Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance, france ca. 3000 bce
geometric period ca. 900-700 bce
votive objects
Small votive objects cast in bronze like those shown below were intended as propitiatory offerings to the gods in ancient Greece. Typically found in the vicinity of sacred temples or groves dedicated to the gods such objects would have been offered first in the form of a request and then as thanks for the god's favor.
Horse, bronze, early 9th century BCE
Man and Centaur, bronze, ca. 750 BCE
Mantiklos donated me as a tithe to the far shooter, the bearer of the Silver Bow. You, Phoebus (Apollo) give something pleasing in return.
Mantiklos Apollo, bronze, ca. 700-675 BCE
funerary kraters
Commonly used for storing wine, oil, water, or other foods, massive ceramic vessels also served as funerary urns for the ashes of the dead, receptacles for libations, and burial markers. Stand-ins for the human body, vessels like the one shown below conform to a strict canon of proportions (the height is twice the width of the body (2:1) and the neck is half the height of the body (1:2).
Dipylon Vase, ca. 750 BCE
Terracotta Krater, ca. 750-735 BCE
archaic period ca. 700-480 bce
kouroi and korai scultpures
The Archaic period marks a progressive shift from highly stylized figures based on ancient Egyptian sculptures towards increasingly naturalistic and life-like representations. Found in sanctuaries and cemeteries, free-standing kouroi (nude male) and korai (clothed female) sculptures may represent youthful Greek divinities, ancient heroes, or a generic and idealized image of youthfulness.
New York Kouros, ca. 600-590 BCE
New York Kouros (detail), ca. 600-590 BCE
Nikandre Kore, marble, ca. 650-625 BCE
Stay and mourn at the tomb of defeated Kroisos, whom raging Ares destroyed one day as he fought in the foremost ranks.
Kroisos from Anavysos, ca. 540-525 BCE
classical period ca. 480-323 bce
The classical style
Doryphorus (Spear Bearer), Roman marble copy after original by Polykleitos, ca. 450-440 BCE
Townley Diskobolos, Roman copy after original by Myron, ca. 450-440 BCE
Artemision Zeus, bronze, ca. 460-450 BCE
Riace Warrior A, bronze, ca. 450 BCE
Aphrodite of Knidos, Roman copy after original by Praxiteles, ca. 350 BCE
The parthenon
447-432 BCE
Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens (Iktinos and Kalikrates, architects; Phidias, sculpture), 447-432 BCE
Phidias, Pediment sculptures, Parthenon, Athens, 447-432 BCE
Phidias, Panathenaic Festival and Procession, Interior frieze, Parthenon, Athens, 447-432 BCE
replica of the parthenon
nashville, tennessee 1897
charlevoix metro station
Ayotte et Bergeron 1978 photo by christopher forsyth 2015
