Survival and rebirth : archaistic elements in the Greek art of the Classical period

This paper aims to present an overview of archaistic elements in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. The first part provides a background for their emergence in the second half of the fifth century and summarises the possible reasons why it might have happened. Its primary focus lies in presenting examples from sculpture, vase painting and toreutics and in connecting the archaistic traits which appear on them. The particular elements are described and placed in time. In the final chapter, we draw a conclusion.