Architectural Statues in Historic Greece

A good number of sculptors were paid by the temples to accentuate the elaborate pillars and archways with renderings of the gods until the time period came to a close and many Greeks began to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred, when it became more typical for sculptors to represent ordinary men and women as well. Portraitur

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The Minoan Society: Garden Fountains

Various sorts of conduits have been discovered through archaeological excavations on the island of Crete, the cradle of Minoan society. These were applied to furnish towns and cities with water as well as to alleviate flooding and get rid of waste material. The chief ingredients employed were stone or clay. Anytime terracotta was used, it was usual

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Archaic Greek Artwork: Garden Statuary

Up until the Archaic Greeks created the very first freestanding statuary, a remarkable achievement, carvings had mainly been completed in walls and pillars as reliefs. Most of these freestanding sculptures were what is known as kouros figures, statues of young, attractive male or female (kore) Greeks. The kouroi were considered by the Greeks to rep

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