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42 Cards in this Set
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Naturalism |
Based on close observation of the natural world |
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Contour |
Continuous line defining the outer shape of an object |
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Silhouette |
Shadow |
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Post and lintel |
A system of construction in which two posts support a lintel (Stonehenge) |
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Register format |
Visible horizon, or particular level on which motifs are placed |
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Relief sculpture |
Figures project from the background |
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Sculpture in the round |
Freestanding figures, or carved in 3D |
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Free standing sculpture |
Carved in 3D |
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Mastaba |
Bench in Arabic |
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Pyramid |
Monumental structure that housed tombs |
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Pylon |
Wide entrance gateway of an Egyptian temple, characterized by its sloping walls |
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Fresco |
Painting on line plaster, either dry (fresco secco) or wet (buon fresco) |
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Fresco secco |
Painting on DRY lime plaster |
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Ka |
The immortal human life force aka: spirit |
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Hypostyle hall |
A hall with roof testing on columns |
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Ziggurat |
Tiered platform for a temple in ancient Mesopotamian architecture |
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Lamassu |
Assyrian guardian in the form of a man-headed winged bull or lion |
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Votive figure |
Religious figure representing worship |
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Cuneiform |
“Wedge shaped” system of writing in Ancient Mesopotamia |
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Megalith |
“Great stone”- large roughly hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures |
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Trilithon |
Pair of monoliths topped with a lintel |
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Composite animal |
Simultaneous profile and frontal view of animal |
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Cromlech |
Megalith tomb consisting of a large flat stone laid on upright ones |
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Subtractive method |
Carving- materials are taken away from the original mass |
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Additive method |
Materials are built up or added to create form |
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Polytheistic |
Believing in multiple gods |
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Monotheistic |
Believing in only one god |
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Standard pictorial devices |
Register format Composite view Hierarchical scale |
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Hollow cast sculpture |
Lost wax method- bronze casting method in which figure is modeled in wax, covered with clay , then fired- melting the wax and hardening the clay which becomes a mold for molten metal |
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Stele |
Carved stone slab used to mark graves or commemorate historical events |
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Citadel |
Fortified area or fortress |
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Pharaoh |
Ancient Egyptian king |
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Hierarchical scale |
Greater size= greater importance |
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Hieroglyphics |
System of writing using symbols or pictures |
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Composite view |
Simultaneous frontal and profile view |
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Clerestory |
Space between two different leveled rooftops that create a window allowing light and circulation |
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Living rock |
Rock that has not been cut from its source, remains at the original site |
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Rock cut tomb/ temple |
Tomb/temple that is carved into a naturally occurring rock formation |
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Block statue |
Cubic stone image with simplified body parts |
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Pillar statue |
Statue that resembles a pillar that goes from floor to ceiling |
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Continuous narrative |
The same figure more than once in the same image at different stages of a story |
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Book of the Dead |
Funerary text written on papyrus that contain spells that help the dead to the afterlife |
