CLCV 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rhyton, Minoan Snake Goddess Figurines

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: CLCV 1002
• Professor: J.J.Gahan

Document Summary

Bull-vaulting fresco (east wing: males have dark skin, females have light skin, associated with the central court of the palace > where the games went on, bull > horns of consecration, minotaur, sport. La parisienne (upper floor west wing: woman in profile, fashionable, well-dressed, similar dress to snake goddess, long, curly hair, lipstick, exaggerated eyes. Frescoes from thera (santorini) (akrotiri: series of boxing princes, gazelles > graceful like dolphins. Snake goddess: made of clay, covered with glaze made of crushed quartz.