Introduction to Greek Art and Archaeology

Harvard FAS

This course provides an introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece between ca. 1000 BCE and 200 BCE, from the early settlements of the Geometric period to the rise of the Hellenistic kingdoms. To modern eyes, Greek art can appear at once familiar and foreign, its imagery and artistic forms both instantly recognizable and difficult to parse. Over the course of the semester, we will gain the cultural knowledge necessary to look at ancient artifacts and monuments as their original…