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| Closed lip expression common among the statues created during the Archaic period |
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| Dark shapes define the silhouettes of the figures. Pale background that is the natural color of the clay. Fine details are incised into the shapes of the figures. |
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| convention of presenting standing figures with opposing alterations of tension and relaxation around a central axis. The weight is held on one leg, while the other bends slightly. Turning of the torso and spine, subtle drop of one shoulder |
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| Red figures stand out against a black background, allowed artists to paint rather than carve or incise detail. Figures are flat and lively with a more developed sense of body. |
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| handles curve upward like a flower's calyx; used as a punch bowl |
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| wine cooler made to float in a krater; used in exclusive male drinking parties called symposia |
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| "part of the city on top of a hill"; religious and ceremonial center, in Athens devoted to Athena |
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| A stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building |
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| upright stone slabs used as gravestones |
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| highly decorative; symbol of elegance and refinement; still used today on banks, court buildings, and is associated with academia |
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| Neck-ring (reputedly the only thing Gaul's wore into battle |
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