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Ancient Art Podcast

For Students 9th - 10th
Video podcast series about the art and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world hosted by Lucas Livingston, a director of education at the Art Institute of Chicago. Choose from a large menu of select topics on the art of ancient Egypt,...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art;statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Herakles seated on a rock" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Torso of a Centaur

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Torso of a centaur" with a description and images of the piece.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Attic Funerary Stele, or Tombstone

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine a carved marble tombstone used by the Greeks to mark the graves of departed family members. Also, view two accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about the sculpture's particulars. One explains the...
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University Press

University Press: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive and informative collection of information on ancient Greece arranged by topical area: art, architecture, history, the Olympics, wars, geography, mythology, people, and more.
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Robert H. Sarkissian

Island of Freedom: Phidias

For Students 9th - 10th
Short article about the Greek sculptor Phidias that discusses his work more than his life. Includes references from a couple of encyclopedias.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Phidias

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia article about the famous Greek sculptor Phidias. Discusses the mystery surrounding his life as well as some of his important works. Also includes images.
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Other

1st Muse: Hellenistic Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from 1st Muse discusses the start of Hellenistic art, and the places in which it was formed.
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Other

The Athena of Piraeus

For Students 3rd - 8th
A picture and description of the Athena of Piraeus, a famous bronze of the goddess. Part of a larger site dedicated to all things related to Athena, including a timeline and online galleries of images of Athena in paintings and sculpture.
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University of California

University of California: Pheidias

For Students 9th - 10th
Article taken from Encyclopedia Britannica about the Greek sculptor Pheidias. Discusses the Temple of Zeus at Olympia as well as his other works.
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Online Learning Haven

Online Learning Haven: Ancient Greek Art

For Students 6th - 8th
Brief article on Greek art and architecture and where the Greeks drew influence.
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State University of New York

College at Oneonta: Portrait Head From Delos

For Students 9th - 10th
This site only contains a picture of the Portrait Head from Delos.