Birth of Greek Art: Bronze Age - Geometric

(4 Credits)

Surveys the art, archaeology, and culture of the Aegean Bronze Age and early Iron Age: from ancient Thera, to the palace-based states of Minoan Crete and the Mycenaean Greek mainland, to developments within communities of the eighth century B.C.E. Architecture, wall painting, sculpture, ceramics, and narrative in early Greek art are among the topics to be examined. Emphasis on critical approaches to material culture within the contexts of religion, sociopolitical and economic organization, burial practices, trade networks, and interactions with neighboring cultures.