Greek Art Test I

1. Jar used on ships
Minoan
These jars were used on boats to store things that were being traded or things that had been acquired through trade
They have the tapered bottom because the way they were stored in the boats. The boats had shelves with indents in them that held the jars in place.

2. Rhyton
Cycladic
This is a Rhyton bull. It was probably used in religious ceremonies or it was worshipped.The paint on it is a trademark of Cycladic art.

3. Freize (i think thats how you spell it)
Mycenean
I think it is Mycenean because it is about war. There are soldiers marching in the top part of the artwork. The Mycenean culture was almost entirely focused on war.

4. The Lions Gate
Mycenean
It is the gate that led into Agamemnon's palace. The stone walls around it show that the culture was a war like one because it showed that they needed to protect themselves against enemies.

5. Death Mask of Agamemnon
Mycenean
The death mask was made of Agamemnon when he died. It is the only artwork of Agamemnon. You can tell that it is him because it is made out of gold. Only the most important person would have a death mask made out of pure gold. His own wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover killed him. Clytemnestra's lover ruled Mycenea after Agamemnon's death.

6. Faceless person
Cycladic
Very little is known about the Cycladic culture. This figure is testament to that. It is faceless and in a relaxed position. Maybe it was used for prayer or simply decoration.

7. Octopus Jar (vase)
Minoan
This jar tells much about the Minoan culture. For example it shows that they are by the sea and therefore dependant upon it for food. They are interested in the better things in life and not focused on war. You can tell through the free and flowing design of the jar

8. Rhyton
Minoan
Even though the Minoan culture was interested in fine living they also had a dark side. This is a picture of the Minatar. The bull that would eat youth from Athens during religious sacrificial
ceremonies.

9. The burial shaft
Mycenean
This is where the remains of Agamemnon were found along with his golden death mask. It is made in the same uniform way that all Mycenean art is made, with mostly hard edges and more focused on function rather than fashion.

10.
Minoan
I think its Minoan because of the mixture of wood and stone in the structures and because there are no stone walls protecting it