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Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower), Roman copy of an ancient Greek bronze from c. 450 B.C.E.

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=OhJKDqZgNXg Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower), Roman copy of an ancient Greek bronze from c. 450 B.C.E. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker
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East and West Pediments from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, c. 490-480 B.C.E.

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=pdqOIg_QYSc East and West Pediments from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, c. 490-480 B.C.E. (Glyptothek, Munich) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker
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Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=_tNnI_w6TTQ Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum: Hera I, c. 560-530 B.C.E. Hera II, c. 460 B.C.E. Temple of Minerva, c. 500 B.C.E. A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven...
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Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 B.C.E.

Anavysos Kouros, c. 530 B.C.E., marble, 6' 4" (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris
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Kouros (youth), Archaic Greek, c. 590--580 B.C.E.

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=JCTPh_QDlCY Kouros (youth), Archaic Greek, Attic, ca. 590—580 B.C.E. (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian Seymour
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Making Greek Vases

In ancient Greece, the phrase "to make pottery" meant to work hard. While all Greek pottery was made by similar methods, the pottery techniques of Athens are especially well understood. The typical Athenian pottery workshop was a small establishment...
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LaunchPad: Ancient Greek Vase Production and the Black-Figure Technique

Used for the storage and shipment of grains, wine, and other goods, as well as in the all-male Greek drinking party, known as the symposium, ancient Greek vases were decorated with a variety of subjects ranging from scenes of everyday life...
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Phidias (?), Sculpture from the East Pediment of the Parthenon, c. 448-432 B.C.E

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Ip6hmC2KIug Phidias (?), Sculpture from the East Pediment of the Parthenon, marble, c. 448-432 B.C.E. (British Museum, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker http://smarthistory.org/Sculpture-from-the-Parthenons-East-Pediment.html...
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Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer)

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=EAR9RAMg9NY Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer), Roman marble copy after a Greek bronze original from c. 450-440 B.C.E. (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale, Naples)
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Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E.

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=A-Q79HlORtM Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E., bronze (lost wax cast) with silver, glass and copper inlay, 1.8 m high (Delphi Archaeological Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris...
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