Ancient Mediterranean
3,500 B.C.E - 300 C.E
Artistic traditions of the ancient Near East and dynastic Egypt focused on representing royal figures and divinities and on the function of funerary and palatial complexes within their cultural contexts. Works of art illustrate the active exchange of ideas and reception of artistic styles among the Mediterranean cultures and the subsequent influence on the classical world.
Religion plays a significant role in the art and architecture of the ancient Near East, with cosmology guiding representation of deities and kings who themselves assume divine attributes. (Khan Academy)
Religion plays a significant role in the art and architecture of the ancient Near East, with cosmology guiding representation of deities and kings who themselves assume divine attributes. (Khan Academy)
Here is a Word document with all of the Ancient Mediterranean images.
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Here is the PowerPoint I showed in class
| Ancient Mediterranean Powerpoint |
Checklist for Flashcards
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Handouts from Class
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Polykleitos Essays
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FlashCard Slideshow
Test Your Knowledge on this unit before you scroll down:
Near East
Recorded Lessons:
Near East Video 1 - Temple, Votive, Ur
Near East Video 2 - Hammurabi, Lamassu, Apadana
Near East Video 3 - Sarcophagus, Minerva, Triclinium
Sumerian
Above - White Temple and its Ziggurat - Uruk, Iraq, c.3,500-3000BCE, Mud Brick
Top Right - Standard of Ur - Ur, Iraq, c.2,600-2,400BCE, Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone Bottom Right - Statues of Votive Figures, Square Temple at Eshnunna - Tell Asmar, Iraq, c.2,7000BCE, Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone |
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Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian
Top - Assyrian Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II - Dur Sharrukin, Iraq, c. 720-705BCE, Alabaster
Right - Susian Code of Hammurabi - Babylon, Iran, c.1,792-1,750BCE, Basalt 2 small photos - Audience Hall/Apadana of Daruis and Xerxes - Persepolis, Iran, c.520-465BCE, Limestone |
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Etruscan
Sarcophagus of the Spouses - Cerveteri, Italy, c.520BCE, Terra Cotta
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Tomb of the Triclinium - Tarquinia, Italy, c.480-470BCE, Tufa and Fresco
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Egyptian
Recorded Lessons:
Egypt Video 1 - Narmer, Scribe, Pyramids
Egypt Video 2 - Mekaure, Amun-Re, Hatshepsut
Egypt Video 3 - Akhenaton, Tut, Book of the Dead
Egypt Video 1 - Narmer, Scribe, Pyramids
Egypt Video 2 - Mekaure, Amun-Re, Hatshepsut
Egypt Video 3 - Akhenaton, Tut, Book of the Dead
Palette of Narmer - Egypt, c.3000-2920BCE, Greywacke
Great Sphinx - Giza, Egypt, c.2550-2490BCE, Cut limestone
Great Pyramids - Giza, Egypt, c.2550-2490BCE, Cut Limestone 
Temple of Amun-Re - Luxor, Egypt, c.1250BCE, cut sandstone and mud brick
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters - Amarna, Egypt, c.1353-1335BCE, limestone
Tutankhamun's Tomb, innermost coffin - Egypt, c.1323BCE, Gold with inlay of enamel and semi-precious stones
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Seated Scribe - Egypt, c.2650-2500BCE, Painted Limestone
King Menkaura and his Queen - Egypt, c. 2490-2472BCE, Greywacke
Above Left - Temple of Amun-Re plan - Luxor, Egypt, c. 1550BCE, cut sandstone and mud brick
Above right - Hypostyle Hall - Luxor, Egypt, c.1250BCE, cut sandstone and mud brick 
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut - Luxor, Egypt, c.1473-1458BCE, Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite
Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut - Luxor, Egypt, c.1473-1458BCE, Sandstone
Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer - Egypt, c.1275BCE, Painted Papyrus scroll
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Greece
Recorded Lessons:
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Greece Video 1 - Golden Ratio and Orders
Greece Video 2 - Agora, Kouros, Kore Greece Video 3 - Doryphoros, Acropolis 
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Athenian Agora reconstruction and site plan - Greece, Archaic through Hellenistic, c.600BCE-150CE,
Anavysos Kouros - Archaic Greek, c.530BCE, Marble with paint remnants
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Temple of Minerva - Veii, Italy, c. 510-500BCE, Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa/volcanic rock
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Peplos Lore from the Acropolis - Archaic Greek, c.530BCE, Marble with painted details
Sculpture of Apollo - Veii, Italy, c. 510-500BCE, Terra Cotta
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Niobides Krater - classical Greece, c.460-450BCE, Clay, red-figure technique
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Doryphoros (spear bearer) by Polykleitos - Roman Marble copy of Greek Bronze original, c. 450-440BCE
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Parthenon at the Acropolis - Athens, Greece, c.447-410BCE, Marble
Victory Adjusting her Sandal - at the Acropolis - Athens, Greece, c.447-410BCE, Marble
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Acropolis Complex attributed to Iktinos and Kallikrates - Athens, Greece, c.447-410BCE, site plan
Helios, Horses, and Dionysus at the Acropolis - Athens, Greece, c.447-410BCE, Marble
Plaque of the Ergastines - at the Acropolis - Athens, Greece, c.447-410BCE, Marble
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Acropolis Complex attributed to Iktinos and Kallikrates - Athens, Greece, c.447-410BCE, simulated reconstruction
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Temple of Athena Nike - at the Acropolis - Athens, Greece, c.447-410BCE, Marble
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Winged Victory of Samothrace - Hellenistic Greek, c.190BCE, Marble
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Grave Stele of Hegeso - attributed to Kallimachos, c.410BCE, Marble and Paint
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Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon, Asia Minor/Present-day Turkey - Hellenistic Greek, c.175BCE, Site Plan
Seated Boxer - Hellenistic Greek, c.100BCE, Bronze
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Detail of Athena at the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon, Asia Minor/Present-day Turkey - Hellenistic Greek, c.175BCE, Marble
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Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon, Asia Minor/Present-day Turkey - Hellenistic Greek, c.175BCE, Marble
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RomE
Recorded Lessons
House of the Vetti, Pompeii, Italy - Imperial Roman, c. second century BCE, rebuilt c.62-79CE, site plan
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Atrium at the House of the Vetti, Pompeii, Italy - Imperial Roman, c. second century BCE, rebuilt c.62-79CE, cut stone and fresco
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Frescoes at the House of the Vetti, Pompeii, Italy - Imperial Roman, c. second century BCE, rebuilt c.62-79CE, cut stone and fresco
Detail of Alexander the Great from the Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun - Pompeii, Italy, Republican Roman, c.100BCE, Mosaic
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Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun - Pompeii, Italy, Republican Roman, c.100BCE, Mosaic
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Head of Roman Patrician - Republican Roman, c.75-50 BCE, Marble
Colosseum/Flavian Ampitheater - Rome, Italy, Imperial Roman, c.70-80CE, Stone and Concrete
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Augustus of Prima Porta - Imperial Roman, c. early first century CE, Marble
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Market at Forum of Trajan - Rome, Italy, Apollodorus of Damascus, c. 106-112CE, Brick and Concrete
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Forum of Trajan - Rome, Italy, Apollodorus of Damascus, c. 106-112CE, Simulated Reconstruction
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Column of Trajan at Forum of Trajan - Rome, Italy, Apollodorus of Damascus, c. 113CE, Marble
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Basilica Ulpia at Forum of Trajan - Rome, Italy, Apollodorus of Damascus, c. 106-112CE, Simulated Reconstruction
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Pantheon - Imperial Roman, 118-125CE, Concrete with Stone Facing
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Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus - Late Imperial Roman, c.250CE, Marble
Oculus of the Pantheon - Imperial Roman, 118-125CE, Concrete with Stone Facing
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