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Making Greek Vases
In ancient Greece, the phrase "to make pottery" meant to work hard. While all Greek pottery was made by similar methods, the pottery techniques of Athens are especially well understood. The typical Athenian pottery workshop was a small establishment...
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LaunchPad: Ancient Greek Vase Production and the Black-Figure Technique
Used for the storage and shipment of grains, wine, and other goods, as well as in the all-male Greek drinking party, known as the symposium, ancient Greek vases were decorated with a variety of subjects ranging from scenes of everyday life...
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Phidias (?), Sculpture from the East Pediment of the Parthenon, c. 448-432 B.C.E
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Ip6hmC2KIug Phidias (?), Sculpture from the East Pediment of the Parthenon, marble, c. 448-432 B.C.E. (British Museum, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker http://smarthistory.org/Sculpture-from-the-Parthenons-East-Pediment.html...
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Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer)
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Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer), Roman marble copy after a Greek bronze original from c. 450-440 B.C.E. (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale, Naples)
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Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=A-Q79HlORtM Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E., bronze (lost wax cast) with silver, glass and copper inlay, 1.8 m high (Delphi Archaeological Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris...
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Kritios Boy, c. 480 B.C.E.
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Kritios Boy, from the Acropolis, Athens, c. 480 B.C.E., 3' 10" high (Acropolis Museum, Athens)
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
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Lion Gate, Mycenae, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=tu5mKn3_h7Y
Lion Gate, Mycenae, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E., limestone, relief panel 9' 6" high
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
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The "Palace" and Grave Circle A at Mycenae, c. 1600-1100 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=S7HJB0PtiW0
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
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Iktinos and Kallikrates, The Parthenon, 447 - 432 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=tWDflkBZC6U
Iktinos and Kallikrates (Phidias directed the sculptural program), Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, 447 - 432 B.C.E.
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
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The Treasury of Atreus, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E., Mycenae, Greece
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Cc9cLmgXp_A
The Treasury of Atreus, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E., Mycenae, Greece
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker
