ARTH 103 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture VIII Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt IX Early Dynastic Period X Old Kingdom XI Middle Kingdom XII New Kingdom Outline of Current Lecture XIII The Cycladic Islands XIV Minoans on Crete XV Citadel on Mycenae Current Lecture XIII The Cycladic Islands Mostly female sculptures very abstract and simple Not much information is known about this society due to a lack of written language Figure of a Woman marble Very scarce features abstract Could represent a deity or talisman Seated Harp Player marble Males are usually depicted doing an activity XIV Minoans on Crete Left behind two written languages These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Sir Arthur Evans Legend of King Minos believed that the story was based on true events o King Minos had a child which was a minotaur so horrified it was his child Minos put the minotaur in a labyrinth o A hero named Thesus came along and wanted to marry Minos daughter o Minos forbade it and threw Thesus into the labyrinth o Minos daughter gave Thesus a gold thread to trace back to the beginning of the labyrinth after he slayed the minotaur Minoan Complex at Knossos Crete Sir Arthur finds a palace that he believes was in the story of King Minos He reconstructs the site based on the legend The site was always reconstructed due to numerous earthquakes when ancient people lived there Not even sure if it was a palace unknown Minoan society structure People that lived there lived comfortably high ceilings abundant food storage sewage system Bull Leaping fresco Fresco painting on plaster general term that describes this type of artwork o Buon Fresco painting on wet plaster preferable method Paint is absorbed into the plaster and dries together preserving the paint o Fresco Secco painting on dry plaster piece is not preserved well and paint slowly flakes of Features scenes from everyday life Diferent skin colors does not mean diferent ethnicities but diferent genders o White figures females Red figures males Entertainers acrobats jumping over bull or type of initiation ritual Flotilla Fresco from Akrotiri fresco Flotilla fleet of military ships Later believed that it is not a fresco depicting a military invasion but rather an image that celebrates the sea Woman or Goddess with Snakes faience Owl represents wisdom Athena goddess of wisom Women were clothed Faience coating a stone object with liquid glass practice borrowed from the Egyptians Pendant of Gold Bees gold Techniques used to make this piece of jewelry originated in the Ancient Near East Filigree lace like efect small strands of metal laced together Reposse pushing the back of the metal to make an indentation Granulation attaching tiny pieces of metal to other pieces o Solder melting metal to form a glue o Must work fast because metal cools quickly Ball held by bees is a ball of pollen Above bees cage made of spider legs inside cage is a ball that rolls around The spider references Athena goddess of practical arts wisdom war o Weaving is thought to be a practical art Octopus Flask Marine style ceramic Practical art form Very life like octopus shape and tentacles accentuates the roundness of the jug XV Citadel on Mycenae Militaristic people Had kings palaces and elaborate burials Heinrich Schliemann looks for evidence from Homer s stories Citadel fortified city cyclopean wall boulders moved into place to make a wall Lion s Gate limestone relief Post and lintel doorway Doleman Relieving Arch relieves the weight of stone on top of the doleman o Contains two carvings of lions Associated with royal power Treasury of Atreus Tholos Above ground tombs cone shaped tombs covered with earth Filled with treasure therefore called Treasury of Atreus o Fundamental misunderstanding the dead was buried with their important possessions Dome is built in rows each row is slightly smaller called Corbelling Schliemann created fake treasures to make his discovery look more important