Diadumenos- By Polykleitos- This was created in 450- 420 BCE.
- This represents Polykleitos's canon- The ideal proportions of the human body. Polykleitos discovered these by measuring soldiers. Diadumenos's head is 1/7 of the body.
- Diadumenos has contrapposto- the weight shift where the weight is on one leg and the shoulders and hips are in the opposite direction.
- This shows a winner of some sort of athletic competition, which is shown since he is tying the winner's band around his head.
Kouros
- 600 BCE, Archaic Age
- The Kouros is made of marble.
- This is the typical stance of the Egyptian statues- the left foot is forward and the arms are stiff and close to the body.
- It is almost completely free-standing, except for the small puddle under his feet.
Grave Stele of Hegesos- 400 BCE, Early and High Classical
- This shows a peasant showing a wealthy woman a box with jewelry in it.
- Although there are not men in the stele, it still shows a patriarchal society because the servant and the jewelry box are both owned by the father, still showing the male dominance. Also, the jewelry box represents the dowry that would have been given to her husband, also showing subordination of women.
- This was used as a funerary purpose, used for marking a grave.
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