decorative arts

• Frescos- What, Why are they admired, How, Depicted, Colours

  Wall painting made from plaster

  Because they are grand and expensive so only for upper class colours hard to acheive

  Thick layer of lime plaster, stone wall decorated, thin layer of plaster, before it drys add colours

  Depicted things that they deemed important- hunting, animals, wars etc.

  Mycenaen Blue- copper compound.

  Black- charcoal

  White- lime

  Yellow- ochre
• Prescribed Source- Fresco of Mycenaen lady holding a necklace


  Date- 13th Century BC

  Location- House of the cheif priest, Mycenae

  Significance- Colours, fashion, typical lady, technique, level of detail
• Give as many example Frescos as you can


  A priestess in a cape holding a sword while another across from her holds a spear whilst two small men hover between them. Near them is a priestess with a griffin

  
  

  Well dressed woman in prosession (exposed breast)

  
  

  The lyre player fresco

  
  

  A fresco of a ship in procession in a coastal town

  
  

  Woman gathering saffron

  
  

  Blue Monkey fresco

  
  

  Two boxer boys

  
  

  A fisherman with his catch
• What is Repousse


  a technique of hammering metal from the back to create a form of surface detail
• What is a Pyxis


  Small box for holding jewellery or cosmetics
• What is Inlay


  Technique where on metal is heated and laid over another eg in Mycenaean lion hunt dagger
• What is Filigree


  Gold wiring for decoration (twisted)
• What is Granulation


  Beads of metal dropped on to create bumps
• What is Cloisonne


  Where metal is layed around stone is jewlery (like Roy's necklace)
• Prescribed Source- Gold pyxis

  Date- 16 century BC

  Location- shaft grave V in GCA Mycenae

  Current Location- national archaeological museum in Athens

  Material- wood and gold

  Image- lions chasing animals

  Function- hold jewllery or cosmetics

  Techniques- repousse and filligree
• Other jewlery examples


  Gold Broach

  
  

  Gold diadem

  
  

  Gold necklaces

  
  

  Gold signet ring

  
  

  Lion hunt dagger
• What is a pithos


  Bi jar that placed into the ground too store usually water or oil- to keep away from the greek heat

  Weighed over 2 tonnes
• What is an amphora


  Much smaller than a pithos, narrow neck, eleboratley painted, geomteric patterns
• What is a stirrup jar

  Store oil or wine

  geometric design
• What is a Kylix


  A cup with a long stem and two small handles
• What is a Krater


  big jar for mixing wine and water
• What is a Rhyton


  Either a cone or an animal head shape

  For pouring liquid
• Prescribed Source- Mycenaen Warrior vase


  date- 13th Century

  Location Found- House of the warrior

  materials- clay

  Purpose- clay

  Significance- weaponry, armour of Mycenaen soldiers
• Figurines


  Perhaps for children?

  Wooden

  Animals

  Humans?

  Ph, Psi and Tau= greek letter
• Ivory


  Came from Elephant, hippo or boar

  USED: in Sculptres EG- of child/young god

  Comb

  Boar tusk helmet