A slideshow connected to a lecture of Aegean Art available at Art History Teaching Resources (http://arthistoryteachingresources.org/), written by Naraelle Hohensee.

1. Aegean
Art

2. Cycladic Culture
The Aegean Sea. (source)
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Settlements span
neolithic and Bronze
ages.
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A distinct culture
emerges between
3200–2300 BCE.
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Most objects come
from burial sites and
are small, such as
figurines.

3. Female Figure, c. 4500–4000 BCE, height approx. 8.5”, marble. (source
)

4. Harp Player, c. 2800–2700 BCE, height 11.5”, marble. (source)

5. Minoan Culture
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Spans c. 3500–1050 BCE
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Highly developed society,
relying on agriculture and
trade
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Four major urban centers on
the island of Crete
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First excavated by Arthur
Evans (1851-1941) in the
early 20th century (below,
source)
The Aegean Sea. (source)

6. Octopus flask, c. 1500 BCE, height 11”. (source)

7. Dolphin Fresco, Palace at Knossos, c. 1500 BCE. (source)

8. “Queen’s Megaron”, Palace at Knossos, c. 1500 BCE. (source)

9. Palace at Knossos, c. 1500 BCE. (source)

10. Ruins of the Palace at Knossos, c. 1500 BCE. (source)

11. Bull-leaping Fresco, c. 1500 BCE. (source)

12. Mycenaean Civilization
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The first “Greeks,” c.
1600–1,100 BCE
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Constant warfare with
other groups; heavily
influenced (possibly
conquered) the Minoans
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Lavish displays of wealth
and power
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Mycenae first excavated
by Heinrich Schliemann
in the late nineteenth
century
The Aegean Sea. (source)

13. Heinrich Schliemann and his colleagues at the Lion(ess) Gate, Mycenae. (source)

14. Citadel at Mycenae, 1600–1200 BCE. (left, source; right, source)

15. Lion(ess) Gate, Mycenae, c. 1250 BCE. (left, source; right, source)

16. Lion(ess) Gate, Mycenae, c. 1250 BCE. (source)

17. Lion(ess) Gate, Mycenae, c. 1250 BCE. (source)

18. “Tomb of Agamemnon,” aka “Treasury of Atreus,” Mycenae, c. 1250 BCE. (source
)

19. “Tomb of Agamemnon,” aka “Treasury of Atreus,” Mycenae, c. 1250 BCE. (source
)

20. “Tomb of Agamemnon,” aka “Treasury of Atreus,” Mycenae, c. 1250 BCE. (source
)

21. “Mask of Agamemnon,” c. 1550 BCE, approx. 10” x 10”. (source)

22. Stirrup Jar with Octopus, c. 1200–1100 BCE, approx. height 10”. (source)

23. Optional Additional Images

24. Flotilla Fresco, Akrotiri, c. 1650 BCE. (source)

25. Spring Fresco, Akrotiri, c. 1650 BCE. (source)

26. Girl Gathering Flowers, Akrotiri, c. 1650 BCE. (source)

27. Woman or Goddess with Snakes, Knossos, c. 1700-1550 BCE,
approx. height 11.5”. (source)

28. Bull’s Head Rhyton, Knossos, c. 1550–1450 BCE, height 12”. (source)

29. Bull-leaper, Knossos, c. 1600–1450 BCE, height 4.5”. (source)

30. Dagger Blade with Lion Hunt, Mycenaean, c. 1500, approx. length 9.5”. (source)