The Greek World

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The Greek World
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Archaic Greek Sculpture
Senior Humanities Seminar
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Kouros, MMA, c. 600 BCE
Menkaure Queen, 2500 BCE
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Menkaure Queen, 2500 BCE
Kouros, MMA, c. 600 BCE
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Mentuemhet, ca. 650 BCE
Menkaure, ca. 2490 BCE
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Kouros, c. 600 BCE
Kroisos, c. 540 BCE
Kritios Boy, c. 480 BCE
contrapposto
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He Daedalus was the first artist whose statues
had open eyes, arms swinging free from their
sides, and legs separated from each other in a
stride. These sculptures were so human in
appearance and so varied in their gestures that
they seemed to be able to move by themselves.
- from the myth of Daedalus Icarus
Egypt
Greece
2490 BCE
650 BCE
600 BCE
480 BCE
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Kore
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Auxerre Kore, c. 650 BCE
Kouros, c. 600 BCE
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Peplos Kore, c. 530 BCE
Kroisos, c. 540 BCE
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Kritios Boy, c. 480 BCE
Chios Kore, c. 510 BCE