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Look at Figure 2.3, Earth Goddess with Snakes. Minoan statues of the earth goddess or priestess with snakes are striking, to say the least. What metaphorical explanations can you give for the bare breasts and the holding of snakes in her hands? How does this tie in with spirituality? |
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Look at the Anavysos Kouros and the Auxerre Korē (figures 2.15 and 2.16). Explain what korē and kouros figures are, and explain the Greek ideal of perfection of the human form and what that signifies. Compare and contrast these two images and their characteristics. |
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Examine the Mask of Agamemnon (Figure 2.5). With what culture and historical period is it associated? What materials were used to create it? Where was the mask found? What is its significance? |
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Discuss the philosophers Thales, Pythagoras, and Heraclitus. What were the main ideas of each? Are their ideas relevant today? |
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Look at the Peplos Korē (Figure 2.17). Identify its culture and/or art historical period, medium (materials used to create the work of art), and everything you know about its significance. Explain what a korē figure is. |
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