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Digital Exhibits: Ancient Art 203
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Sample Exhibit - Herakles in Greek Art
Depictions of Herakles in Greek Art
Angyal- The Culture of Pre-Columbian Times
This exhibit displays the important symbols culture during ancient Pre-Columbia.
Aversa- Ancient Faces
The collection includes portraits of many Ancient faces made of marble, limestone, bronze and black basalt.
Brookes - Sculptures Of The Gods
A look at Sculptures of Gods during the classical and hellenistic period of Greek history. This will tell you the stories of the Gods being shown and the growth of realism during this period.
CERMINARA-Ancient Greek Figurines
Exploration of different Terracotta figurines from ancient Greece
Cooke -- Black Figure Art from Ancient Greece
This page will highlight some works that were made using black figure, which is named for the color of the figures depicted in the art.
Costa- Death and Afterlife
Foley - Statues and figures of Greek Mythology
My theme is Greek Mythology in the forms of statues and figures
Fowler
How the human body is depicted through Ancient Art
Harris - Greek Athletes
The Olympian games began in Greek times. These pieces will depict Greek Athletes doing the games
Joseph - Hellenistic Art
The Hellanistic art style focuses on realistic, natural human forms. Straying away from the rigid unnatural forms of ancient sculpture styles before it.
Lamon- Mythical Creatures in Greek and Cycladic Art
This exhibit will take a look at how Mediterranean civilizations depicted a few mythical beasts throughout different periods.
Leszczynski - Late Minoan, Creature, Covered, Gems
A collection of Lentoid gems engraved by Minoan craftsman. Some served a useful purpose as seals. This collection spans the Late Minoan I-II period to the Late Minoan II-IIIA period.
McDonough - Medusa in Ancient Greek Art
A look at one of Greek mythology's most feared creatures
Meehan - Ancient Spartan Art
Popular Art and Customs of Sparta and Laconia
Nelson - Ancient Egyptian Statues
This digital exhibit displays a collection of statues from Ancient Egypt
Ramos- Marble Figurines
Females figurines are an important part of ancient Greeks art history .
Raquet- The Acropolis Reunited
Putting the Parthenon back together
SHORT - Representations of the Minotaur and His Story
SmithKali - Depictions of the Human Body
Starrs--Art of the Trojan War
A sampling of pottery inspired by the mythical Trojan War.
Wible - Aphrodite
My theme is the representation of Aphrodite through different types of art.
Danielle Bennett
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Introduction
We have here, a collection of lentoid, gems and seals engraved by Minoan craftsmen. The subject matter inspiring the art are animals. The collection, spans the Late Minoan IA thru the Late Minoan IIIA periods (Neer 19). And ranges in years from 1600 BCE to 1300 BCE. Lentoid describes the objects, simply because of their shape, that of a lens (Lentoid). Materials used by the artists in this collection, include Jasper, Agate, Carnelian and Marble. All objects on display are from The Met and are classified as Gems, by the institution.
The subject matter chosen by Minoan, craftsmen to cover the gems, was only limited by their imagination. The Met's collection of Minoan, gems are engraved with a myriad of figures, animals, designs and the list goes on! However, in this collection we focus on gems adorned with animals. We lead off with a marble lentoid, engraved with a marine animal, popular among Minoan artists, the octopus. The octopus is indigenous to the Mediterranean Sea, where we find the island of Crete and where the Minoan civilization once flourished (Neer 19).
Marble Lentoid
The medium used by the artist is marble and the period is Late Minoan II-IIIA. The head/body is center top and three tentacles can be seen on either side, extending out from the head/body. The Octopus, was engraved into the marble between the years 1450-1375 B.C. The object was in the collection of Richard Berry Seager until 1925 and was left to The Met by Richard Berry Seager in 1926 (Marble Lentoid).
Agate Lentoid Seal
The medium used by the artist is agate. It is from the Late Minoan IIIA period. This agate lentoid was used as a Seal. The animals engraved into the agate are two, rampaging, goats. The goats are divided by a column, the artist has placed between them. The goats in the agate were likely chosen for a personal reason, by the unknown person who commissioned the seal. The Provenance of this object is the Rogers Fund, 1907. The seal was created sometime between the years 1400-1300 B.C (Agate Lentoid Seal).
Jasper Lentoid
The medium of this object is Jasper. This Jasper Lentoid is engraved with two Bulls lying down with their heads raised. The artist has engraved a double axe head between the horns of both bulls. Linear B signs are engraved between the bulls themselves. The period for this object is Late Minoan IB-II. This object was acquired through the Rogers Fund in1923. This work of art was created sometime between 1500-1400 B.C (Jasper Lentoid)
Carnelian Lentoid Seal
The medium of this seal is carnelian. The period for the object is Late Minoan I-II. This carnelian lentoid is engraved with a wounded lion. The lion’s head can be seen in the top, right of the lentoid. The lion is on its side with the pointed end of an arrow buried deep in the creatures back. The quill, end of the arrow, is at the “11:00” position of the lentoid. The object was in the collection of Richard B. Seager until 1925. Richard B. Seager, left the object to The Met, in 1926. This was engraved sometime between the years 1600-1400 B.C (Carnelian Lentoid Seal).
Agate Lentoid
The medium for this object is agate. The period is the Late Minoan II. The agate lentoid was engraved with a griffin. A griffin is a mythical, animal with the head and wings of a bird and the body of a lion (Neer 34). There are three legs at the bottom, half of the lentoid. The wings are at the top, left. Triangles are engraved from the middle, left, to the top. The artist, possibly was trying to simulate flight, with the triangles representing the sun, in the background. The Agate lentoid was in the collection of Edward Perry Warren, at Lewes House, until 1914. This object was purchased by exchange in 1914. The Agate Lentoid with griffin, dates back to 1450-1400B.C (Agate Lentoid).
Works Cited
“Agate Lentoid | Minoan | Late Minoan II | The Met.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, I.e. The Met Museum,www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248876?sortBy=Relevance&%3Bwhere =Aegean%2BIslands&%3Bft=Agate%2B%2Blentoid&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=20&%3Bpos=1.
“Agate Lentoid Seal | Minoan | Late Minoan IIIA | The Met.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, I.e. The MetMuseum,www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247999?sortBy=Relevance&%3Bwher e=Aegean%2BIslands&%3Bft=Agate%2B%2Blentoid%2Bseal&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=20&%3Bpo s=1.
“Carnelian Lentoid Seal | Minoan | Late Minoan I-II | The Met.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, I.e. TheMetMuseum,www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252228?sortBy=Relevance&%3B where=Aegean%2BIslands&%3Bft=carnelian%2Blentoid%2Bseal&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=20&%3 Bpos=1.
“Lentoid.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/lentoid?s=t.
“Jasper Lentoid | Minoan | Late Minoan IB–II | The Met.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, I.e. The Met Museum,www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251371?sortBy=Relevance&%3Bwhere=A egean%2BIslands&%3Bft=Jasper%2Blentoid&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=20&%3Bpos=1.
“Marble Lentoid | Minoan | Late Minoan II–IIIA | The Met.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, I.e. The MetMuseum,www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252190?sortBy=Relevance&%3Bwher e=Aegean%2BIslands&%3Bft=marble%2Blentoid&%3Boffset=0&%3Brpp=20&%3Bpos=1.
Neer, Richard T. “1 Crete and the Cyclades to the Late Bronze Age.” Greek Art and Archaeology: a New History, c. 2500-c. 150 BCE, Thames & Hudson, 2012, p. 19-34.