BLAW 3201 Chapter : Chapter 11 (notes Included At Bottom Of Slide)
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Mycenaean artitechure mycenae: composition recalls mesopotamian heraldic iconography, underlining artistic exchanges and cross-cultural influences with eastern mediterranean cultures, example of a beehive tomb, approached by a long passage, leading into a round tomb chamber. Mycenaean gold: mycenaean culture collapsed after 1200 b. c. e; possible reason: invasion of. Dorian people equipped with iron weapons superior to the softer bronze of the mycenaeans: numerous gold objects including this funerary mask attached to the face of a mummified mycenaean prince, were found in tomb. Greek pottery: the earliest examples of greek art produced after the doric invasion was pottery, krater = vessel form used for mixing wine and water, example shown here is from geometric period, ca. Doric and ionic orders will be on test (if see scroll, ionic: doric order: associated with mainland greece, simpler, massive, older, rustic, distinctive features: plain, cushion-like capitals, triglyph and metope on frieze.
