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Cycladic tombs produced many sculptures ranging in size from a few inches to nearly life-sized, which were initially painted; however, the specific use of these works is still debated. Most numerous were the female figurines.
Females: contours which are smooth and proportions which are delicate, tapering downwards to the slender feet that could not have supported the weight of the work.
Males: though more tubular than most of their female counterparts, the male figurines show the same preference for simple geometric shapes.
Interestingly, this sort of figural abstraction is not seen until in the modern art of the twentieth-century |
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| shafts for letting in light and air |
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| a porch or walkway with a roof, open or partly enclosed, supported by columns |
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| painting is done while the plaster is still wet, as opposed to fresco secco |
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| a rhyton is an ornate drinking vessel typically shaped in part like an animal or animal's head |
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| Cyclopean walls (Mycenaean) |
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| The Late Helladic fortress palace was typically built into the side of mountain with the valley below in full view, obviously for defensive purposes. The interior structures were surrounded by a great wall comprised of huge, rough-cut stones as well. contrast greatly with the open and accessible palaces of the Minoans! |
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| Entrance to the complex was through a columned or vaulted passageway which led to a grand entrance hall or megaron (the Mycenaeans used both post and lintel construction as well as corbelled vaulting to span their passageways). |
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| long passageway in mycenaean tomb |
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| repousse is the method of producing metal relief by hammering and/or punching a sheet of metal from the back and then engraving details on the front |
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| tomb in the shape of a beehive |
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