CLAS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Kernos, Dancing Lady, Propylaea
Document Summary
Very unique- no other artifacts found like this one. Linear a (2500-1450 bce: glyptic&/or inscribed, we do(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)ow how to read it. In crete, complicated form of civilization &building palaces. Kouloures filled up with trash (circular things)-deliberately filled with old pottery. Magazines storage places- discovered with a lot of pots in them long skinny room. On the west side- in the west fa ade. Prince of the lilies painting (man dressed fancy, with lilies around him) Found in the processional way of the palace. Male and female acrobats with a bull. Woman wore dresses that covered everything but their breasts. (cid:862)mi(cid:374)oa(cid:374) s(cid:374)ake goddess(cid:863: bare-breasted flounce skirt, skinny waist, holding a snake in each hand, cat sitting on her head. West side of palace: ceremonial lots of frescos from this section of the palace. Dancing lady fresco- bare-breasted, dancing, hair all crazy.
