Art Exam 3 Vocab

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Continuous narrative

Back 1

a type of narrative that illustrates multiple scenes within a single frame.

Multiple actions and scenes are portrayed in a single visual field without any dividers.

The sequence of events is defined through the reuse of the main character or characters.

Front 2

Lamassu

Back 2

monumental human-headed, winged bulls that guarded the entrances to Mesopotamian palaces and temples.

Front 3

Scarab

Back 3

a large dung beetle of the eastern Mediterranean area, regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt.

Front 4

Kudurru

Back 4

Stele that served as a record of a land grant issued by a Babylonian king to a particular person, official, priest or temple.

Front 5

Auroch

Back 5

extinct wild ox of the Near East and Europe, the species from which cattle are probably descended.

Front 6

Rhyton

Back 6

A hornlike drinking vessel of ancient times, often having a pointed end shaped like an animal or animal's head.