Exam 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean

What have archaeologists found most helpful in determining dates for their Aegean finds?

Aegean artists created exquisite luxury goods from imported

Why is the term labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?

According to art historian Gail Hoffman, what features on Head with Remains of Painted Decoration (Fig. 4-3) are related to Cycladic rituals of mourning the dead?

The Statuette of a Male Figure (Fig. 4-8) has been interpreted as a(n)

The first example of dressed stone in the Aegean is at

Trace the development of luxury goods from the Aegean world from the Cyclades islands to Crete and then to the Greek mainland.

What scene is shown in the most famous painting of Knossos, the Bull Leaping mural?

What were the earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece called?

What is exceptional about the materials of the Statuette of a Male Figure and how may it have functioned?

The beautiful Harvester Rhyton (Fig. 4-9) may have been covered with

What features suggests a main difference between Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

How did the Mycenaean tomb develop from the shaft grave to the tholos tomb?

Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers (Fig. 4-1) demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to

How would you compare and contrast the art of the Minoans with the art of the Mycenaeans?

In which millennium BCE was the potter's wheel introduced to the Minoan world?

Scholars believe the Bull Leaping mural from the palace of Knossos on Crete represents

Give two reasons that the Harvester Rhyton is exceptional.

What defines the style of the Cycladic Island works of art?

What is the metalworking technique that fuses minute balls of precious metal to a surface?