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Title: Anatolian goddess giving birth Medium: baked clay Historical Period: ancient near east 6500-5700 B.C. |
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Title: Statues from the Abu Temple Medium: limestone Historical Period: ancient near east |
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Title: head of Akkadian ruler Medium: bronze Historical Period: ancient near east |
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Title: Victory Stele of Naram Sin Medium: pink sandstone Historical Period: ancient near east |
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Title: Lamassu Medium: limestone Historical Period: ancient near east |
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Architecture: Ishtar gate Medium: glazed brick Historical Period: ancient near east |
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Architecture: Hall of Darius, Persopolis Medium: stone Historical Period: ancient near east |
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Covention |
A custom, practice, or principle that is generally recognized and accepted |
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Ziggurat |
A trapezoidal stepped structure representing a mountain in ancient Mesopotamia |
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Column |
A cylindrical support, usually with three parts-base, shaft, and capital |
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Glaze |
In oil painting, a layer of translucent paint or varnish, sometimes applied over another color or ground, so that light passing through it is reflected back by the glaze In pottery, a material applied in a thin layer, that, when fired, fuses with the surface to produce a glossy, nonporous effect |
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Ceramics |
The art of making objects from clay or other substances (such as enamel and porcelain) that require firing at high temperatures The objects themselves |
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Arch |
A curved architectural member, generally consisting of wedge-shaped blocks which is used to span an opening; it transmits the downward pressure laterally |
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Hierarchical proportion |
The representation of more important figures as larger than less important ones |
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What type of structural system is utilized in the ziggurat architectural monument? |
Load-bearing |
