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

Early Archaic (Orientalizing)700-600 BC
Middle Archaic600-500 BC
Late Archaic500-480 BC


(See also: Greek Resources Page)

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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