Ancient Greece: Archaic Period (700 BC - 480 BC)

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Articles
Archaic Greek Art in the Metropolitan Museum
Archaic Greek Art in the British Museum
Archaic Greek Sculpture and Olympia from Harpy (UCCS).
Archaic Period and Orientalizing Period, from Art201. Alan Petersen
Ceramic History Tutorials: Ancient Greek Ceramics. Victor Bryant
Greek Vases in the Getty Museum
Greek Vases: Names, Shapes, and Functions. British Museum

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1. Early and Middle Archaic Painted Vases (700 - 500 BC)

Loutrophoros 690	Bowl 625-600	Aryballos 600-570	Pyxis 600	Pyxis 595-570
Swan 575-550	Amphora 570-560	Amphora 560	Olpe 6th c.	Pitsa Tablet 540
Amphora 540-520	Amphora 540	Hydria 540-530	Amphora 530	Aryballos 530
Krater 515	Skyphos 510-500	Kyathos 510

2. Late Archaic Painted Vases (500 - 480 BC)

Lekythos 500-490	Skyphos 500-490	Stamnos 490	Oinochoe 490-480	Oinochoe 490-480
Alabastron 480	Kylix 480	Stamnos 480	Kylix 480	Lekythos 480-470

3. Archaic Greek Sculpture

Kouros 590-580	Goddess 580	Calfbearer 570	Rider 560-550	Horseman 550
Kore 530	Grave Stele 530	Hercules 525-500	Runner 520-500	Kouros 500-490

[last updated August 21, 2005]

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