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KRITIOS BOY

by Kritios c. 485 B.C. Acropolis Museum, Athens By the 5th century B.C., sculpture moves into the classical age. With the slight bend in the right knee of the Kritios Boy, the figure is liberated from the formal, flat plane....

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THRONE

Terra-cotta statue from Granmichele c. 470 B.C. Museum of Syracuse The dignified thrones are for gods, heroes, and important people. Influenced by the Egyptian throne, the Greek throne develops many variations over the years. They have animal legs, turned legs, and rectangular legs. This example has a straight back, an arm-rail with a knob, and li...

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HEAD OF SELENE'S LEADING HORSE

Parthenon, East Pediment Acropolis, Athens 437-432 B.C. British Museum, London This intense head of the horse of the moon-god Selene is in the northern corner of the east pediment. It counterbalances the horse of Helios on the southern corner....

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PARTHENON

From the east Acropolis, Athens 447-432 B.C. The principal temple entrance is at the east end....

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ALEXANDER SARCOPHAGUS

From the necropolis at Sidion After 330 B.C. Archaeological Museum Istanbul Notice the classical Greek ornamentation surrounding this battle scene from the life of Alexander. The bright painted colors have faded....

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DISCUS THROWER

by Myron 460-450 B.C. Museo Nazionale, Rome Created about a decade or so before work started on the Acropolis, Myron's Discus Thrower was revolutionary. The figure still retains an inner poise and an overall balance. But the energy has opened up, moving with a new sense of the world. This is a marble copy of the bronze original....

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FOLDING STOOL

Interior, White kylix c. 470 B.C. Museum, Delphi A folding stool or diphros okladias with crossed, turned-in lion's legs and paws. Seats are made of leather or cloth....

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CELLA, From the east

Parthenon Acropolis, Athens 447-432 B.C. The inner room of the temple is called the cella. It housed the great statue of Athena which was lit by the sun rising in the east. Behind the sanctuary wall was a much smaller room used as a treasury. Only the western portion of the cella wall has survived with two small segments of the north and south wal...

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THE RIVER GOD ILISSOS

From the West Pediment Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens 437-432 B.C. British Museum, London This supple figure from the northwest corner of the west pediment represents the god of the river Ilissos which flows through the Attica plains. These are all part of that fine collection of sculptured marbles referred to as the Elgin Marbles. They were "collec...

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STOA OF ATTALOS II

Athens 150 B.C. Modern Reconstruction Small shops along the right hand wall were rented by the state to businessmen. The large promenade offered space both for business and relaxation....

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