Exam 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean

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

What were the earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece called?

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

Discuss the evidence that suggests the Minoans and Mycenaeans both traded with cultures from the Near East and Egypt.Give specific examples.

What iconography appears on the Lion Gate at Mycenae,and what was its possible purpose

Give two reasons that the Harvester Rhyton is exceptional.

The great lions of the Lion Gate at Mycenae were inserted into the

What defines the styles used for depictions of sea life decorating works like Octopus Flask ?

Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers demonstrates Aegean cultural practices related to

Which of the following is characteristic of Kamares ware?

Compare the "palace" complex of Knossos with the Mycenaean citadel.

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

In the Harvester Rhyton the men might have been marching to the beat of a

Art historian Thomas Strasser identified the subject of the so-called Flotilla Fresco as

The beautiful Harvester Rhyton may have been covered with

What makes Minoan wall painting an eloquent art form?

Which city's walls were rebuilt three times?

Which culture's artistic characteristics seen in the wall paintings found at Akrotiri demonstrate in color and detail a sophisticated decorative sense?

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

The Statuette of a Male Figure has been interpreted as a(n)