Classics

DAWN OF GREEK ART

I. Dawning of Greek Art

A. Iron Age (also known as the 'dark ages') 1100-700

1. Historical Context
2. Pottery:
   • Protogeometric 1100-900
   • Protogeometric Amphora from the Kerameikos. Late 11th/10th century.
   • Geometric 900-700
     • Early 900-850
     • Middle 850-775
     • Late 775-700
       • Dipylon Vase; Pedley p. 122
   • Architecture and Sculpture
     Lefkandi, Euboea.
     No monumental use of stone
   • Charioteer
   • Athena

Terms, Concepts, People and Places

• formulae
• synoptic scenes
• narrative art
• heroön
• Athens
• Olympia and the Olympic games
• Homer
• Hesiod

Bibliography

• O. Murray, Early Greece (1980)
• J. Hurwit, The Art and Culture of Early Greece, 1100-480 BC (1985)
• A. Snodgrass, An Archaeology of Greece (1987)
• B. Schweitzer, Greek Geometric Art (1971)