Greek sculpture I, Archaic: Lecture 5
CONTEXTS 1: SANCTUARIES
J. Boardman, Greek Sculpture, The Archaic Period, 68-70 -- general
G.M.A. Richter, Korai (1968), ch. 3
M. Robertson, History of Greek Art (1975) 70ff.
K. Karakasi, Archaic Korai (2004) [discusses korai but also other votives in sanctuaries,
esp. Delos, Acropolis, Samos, Didyma]
B. Intzesiloglou, ‘ A newly discovered Archaic Bronze cult statue from the ancient city
of Metropolis in Thessaly’ in C.C. Mattusch, A. Brauer and S. E. Knudsen (eds), From
the Parts to the Whole I. Acta of the 13th International Bronze Congress held at
Cambridge, Massachussets, May 28- June 1 1995, 65-68. (on the cult statue of
Apollo)
B. Intzesiloglou, 'The Archaic Temple of Apollo at Ancient Metropolis (Thessaly)', in M.
Stamatopoulou, M. Yeroulanou (eds), Excavating Classical Culture (Oxford
2002), 109-16 (on the temple of Apollo in Thessaly)
Delphi:
P. Amandry, in Guide de Delphes: Le Musée (1991) 202-219 -- silver bull, ivory heads
Athenian Acropolis:
H. Payne and G.M. Young, Archaic Marble Sculpture from the Athenian Acropolis (1936)
C.M. Keesling, The Votive Statues from the Athenian Acropolis (Cambridge 2003)
M.S. Brouskari, The Acropolis Museum: A Descriptive Catalogue (1974)
J.M. Hurwit, The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology (1999) ch. 6
Samos, Heraion:
B. Freyer-Schauenburg, Samos XI (1974) nos. 6-7 & 58-63 -- for Geneleos and ills.
H. Kyrieleis, in Arch.und Klass.Griech.Plastik (1985) 41-43 -- for new Cheramyes' kore
H. Kyrieleis, Samos X (1996) -- Isches' kouros, with J. Pedley, AJA (1997) 793-4
A. TEMPLE OF APOLLO, METROPOLIS (Thessaly)
Cult statue: armed bronze figure, H: 82 cm
B. SANCTUARY OF APOLLO, DELPHI
1. Silver bull (L: 2.30, H: 1.25)
ca. 60 hammered silver plates, nailed to copper frame
2. Ivory & gold figures (Head H: 25 cm)
C. SANCTUARY OF HERA, SAMOS
1. Isches kouros (H: 4.75m)
Inscr.left thigh: ISCHES ANETHEKEN HO RHESIOS
2. 'Eastern Colossus': head and torso (Istanbul & Samos)
3. Cheramyes' dedications
(a) Two korai: 'Cheramyes dedicated me to Hera as an agalma' (Louvre &
Samos)
(b) Kore w. hare: 'Cheramyes dedicated me to Hera as a perikalles agalma'
(Berlin)
For head type: Veiled head, from Miletus (Berlin)
4. Genelaos' Group
(a) Seated woman: 'Phileia', 'Genelaos made us'
(b) Standing youth(?), missing, (c) Kore, missing
(d) Kore: 'Philippe', (e) Kore (Berlin): 'Ornithe'
(f) Reclining donor: '[....]arches dedicated (us/these) to Hera'
D. SANCTUARY OF APOLLO, DIDYMA (near Miletos)
Seated statues ('Branchidai')
'I am Chares son of Kleisis, ruler (archos) of Teichioussa. The statue (agalma) is for
Apollo'
E. SANCTUARY OF ATHENA, ACROPOLIS of ATHENS
1. Moschophoros (624): Dedicated by [Rh]ombos
2. Riders/knights
(a) Rampin Rider (590), hd in Louvre
(b) Rider (700), full horse
(c) 'Persian' Rider (606)
(d) Horse (697)
(e) Hound (143)
3. Youths
(a) Kouros (665)
(b) Himation figure (663)
4. Elder figures
(a) Seated scribe (144)
(b) Potter's relief (1332)
5. Gods
(a) Seated Athena (625)
(b) Kallimachos' Nike (690)
6. Korai
Antenor's kore
'Nearchos [ho kerame]us, i.e. the potter(?), dedicated (this) as a tithe of
his works to Athena. Antenor, son of Eumares, made [the agalma].'
Kallimachos' Nike
Frg inscr: Meiggs-Lewis, no. 18: set up for victory in an agon
Euthydikos' kore
'Euthydikos son of Thaliarchos dedicated (me/this)'