Archaic
A period and style in ancient Greece characterized by a focus on rigidity and symmetry in stone sculpture; it ends with the Persian sack of Athens.
Archaic
A period and style in ancient Greece characterized by a focus on rigidity and symmetry in stone sculpture; it ends with the Persian sack of Athens.
Basics to get you started
Tiny timeline: Archaic Greece in a global context
Ancient Greece, an introduction
Greek sanctuaries as artistic hubs
Classical orders of architecture explained
Greek Vase-Painting, an introduction
Ancient Greek vase production and the black-figure technique
Making Greek vases
City of Rome overview—origins to the archaic period
Works of Art
Artists
Head and torso (detail), Peplos Kore, c. 530 B.C.E., marble (Acropolis Museum, Athens; photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 2.5)
