Archaic’s work is defined by its archaic america sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Birdstone
Archaic Illinois or Indiana, United States

Notched Ovate Bannerstone
Archaic Bokes Creek, Union County, Ohio, United States

Double-Edged Bannerstone
Archaic Madison County, Tennessee, United States

Saddle-Face Bannerstone
Archaic Posey County, Indiana, United States

Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Etruscan

Reel-Shaped Bannerstone
Archaic South of Bourneville on Paint Creek, D. J. Jones Farm, Ohio, United States

Belly-Amphora (Storage Jar)
Attributed to the Painter of Berlin 1686 or the Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984 Greek; Athens

Hydria (Water Jar)
Attributed to a painter of the Leagros group Greek; Athens

Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)
Attributed to the Diosphos Painter Greek; Athens

Kylix (Drinking Cup)
Greek; Athens

Kylix (Drinking Cup)
Attributed to the Workshop of Nikosthenes Greek; Athens

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena
Greek, minted in Athens

Amphora (Storage Jar)
Close to the style of the Antimenes Painter Greek; Athens

Statuette of a Horse
Greek

Diobol (Coin) Depicting an Ear of Grain
Greek; minted in Metapontum, Italy

Stater (Coin) Depicting a Tripod
Greek; Crotone, Italy

The Archaic Figure
Louise Nevelson American, born Russia, 1899-1988

Statuette of a Goddess
Greek; Boeotia

Cup in the Shape of an Archaic Bronze Vessel with Lizards
China

Bottle with Underwater Serpents
Mississippian, Nodena red and white Possibly Arkansas, Mississippi County, Lacy site, United States