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12 Cards in this Set
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Kouros |
Form: Marble with paint remnants Function: Grave markers, or offering to a god Content: left foot forward, knees are locked, braided hair with head band, more life-like compared to earlier Kouros, archaic smile Context: found by a youth's grave, who died in battle |
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Peplos |
Form: Marble with painted details Function: offering/representation of a goddess Content: arm straight out, thought to be carrying something, holes in head thought to be wearing a metal crown, paint visible in speaial lighting on the dress, archaic smile Context: thought to be an offering to Athena, later thought to be a statue of Artemis or Athena |
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Doryphoros |
Form: Marble originally bronze Function: Depiction of the (ideal) human body Content: Contrapposto, realism, muscular, iconic, balanced portions of the human body Context: Originally titled CanonEstablished Polykleitos’ canon of proportions, setting ideal correlations among body parts |
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Parthenon |
Form: Marble, stone, used mathematics Function: Architecture, to house the goddess Athena and to be a treasury Content: Large(228ft by 101ft); columns, religious. Ionic elements in a Doric Temple Context:Dedicated to the Goddess Athena, symbol of Athenian democracy and western civilization |
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Niobides Krater |
Form: Clay, red-figure technique (white highlights) Function: Vase; worshipping Content: Attempt at three dimensions, red-figure style, Greek Context: The engraved figures are the Greek Gods Apollo and Artemis killing the children of Niome. Generally accepted it is the Gathering of Argonauts or Polynotos of Thasos. |
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Acropolis |
Form: Marble Function: An area to honor the gods/goddesses. It was also a temple for worship. Content: a famous area built to honor the godsAnd a place for people to worship. Contains the Parthenon and the Temple of Athena Nike Context: Originally for defense but changed to citadel later. Becomes the center of worship for the city-state |
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Temple of Athena Nike |
Form: Marble Function: To worship the goddess Nike Content: Has a non winged version of the Greek goddess Nike, this is so she won't fly away. Context:Celebrates the Victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon |
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Victory adjusting her sandal |
Form: Marble Function: Guards Athena at her temple Content: Greek, Goddess, Folds on robe, bare shoulder, clothed shoulder Context: Nike is the goddess of victory, and is supposed to be protecting Athena in front of her temple |
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Plaque of the Ergastines |
Form: Marble Function: Used for the inside of a temple for people to worship. Content: from the frieze decorating the exterior of the Parthenon temple Context: represents procession of citizens on horseback on foot under the gods' watchful eyes. athenians judged themselves fit for inclusion in the temples sculptural decoration. first depiction of human event on a temple. the message is that the Athenians are united and helping people. |
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Grave Stele of Hegeso |
Form: Pentelic marble and paint Function: A grave stone honoring the dead Content: sed to honor the dead, marble, damaged/broken off on the Hegeso's head Context: It is a grave Stelae, and the deceased is Hegeso, the daughter of Proxenos |
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Winged Victory of Samothrace |
Form: Marble Function: Naval victory Content: humanistic culture, polytheism, wings, Goddess Context: It is the Greek goddess Nike, and it was made not only to honor her, but a sea battle. |
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Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon |
Form: Marble Function: Worship Content: Athena conquering the giants and bringing them to worship Zeus. Context: Shows the battle between the Olympian Gods and the Giants, and depicts the life of Telephus |
