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23 Cards in this Set
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amphora |
An ancient Greek two-handled jar used for general storage purposes, usually to hold wine or oil. Exekias, Achilles and Ajax |
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canon |
A rule, for example of proportion. The ancient Greeks considered beauty to be a matter of "correct" proportion and sought a canon of proportion, for the human figure and for buildings |
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cella |
The chambers at the center of an ancient temple |
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centaur |
In ancient Greek mythology a creature with the front or top half of a human and the back or bottom half of a horse. |
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chryselephantine |
Fashioned of gold and ivory |
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composite view |
A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally |
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fresco |
Painting on lime plaster, either dry or wet |
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hierarchy of scale |
An artistic convention in which greater size indicates greater importance |
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hypostyle hall |
A hall with a roof supported by columns |
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ka |
In ancient Egypt, the immortal human life force |
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kouros |
Greek "young man". A archaic Greek statue of a young man |
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lammasu |
Assyrian guardian in the form of a man-headed winged bull |
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mastaba |
An ancient Egyptian rectangular brick or stone structure with sloping sides erected over a subterranean tomb chamber connected with the outside by a shaft |
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megaron |
The large reception hall and throne room in a Mycenaean palace, fronted by an open, two-columned porch |
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metope |
The square panel between the triglyphs in a Doric frieze, often sculpted in relief |
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pediment |
In classical architecture, the triangular space at the end of a building, formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the colonnade |
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polis |
An independent city-state in ancient Greece |
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register |
One of a series of superimposed bands or friezes in a pictorial narrative, or the particular levels on which motifs are placed |
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sphinx |
A mythical Egyptian beast with the body of a lion and the head of a human |
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stele |
A carved stone slab used to mark graves or to commemorate historical events |
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tholos tomb |
In Mycenaean architecture, a beehive-shaped tomb with a circular plan |
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votive offering |
A gift of gratitude to a diety |
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ziggurat |
In ancient Mesopotamian architecture, a monumental platform for a temple |
