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34 Cards in this Set
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Archaic period |
C.650- 490bc |
Early time |
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Apoxyomenos |
A man scraping off oil from his body |
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Canon |
Polykleitos' statue proportions |
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Caryatid |
A building column in shape of woman |
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Catenary |
idealised curve of chain |
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Chiton |
Dress |
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Chryselephantine |
Wooden Statues veneered in gold and ivory |
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Classical period |
C.490- 323BC |
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Contrapposto |
Asymmetric pose |
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Diadoumenos |
Youth winding fillet round his head |
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Diskobolos |
Athlete throwing discus |
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Doryphoros |
Spear bearer |
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Egyptian grid block techniqie |
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Free standing |
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Frontal |
Certain orientation |
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Geometric style |
Triangular torsos ovoid heads |
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Hellenistic period |
C. 323- 31BC |
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Himitation |
Heavy cloak worn over one shoulder |
Clothing |
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Iliac crest |
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In the round |
Not frontal |
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Kore |
Maiden free standing statues |
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Kouros |
Nude young men |
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Lost wax casting method |
Wax used to make space between mould where bronze is filled |
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Maenad |
Female follower of Dionysus |
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Modelling lines |
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Motion lines |
Lines in drapery to suggest movements |
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Orientalising |
750-650 BC influenced by Egypt Syria and phoenica |
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Peplos |
Woman's dress |
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Plinth |
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Polychromy |
Painting of statues |
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Tensile strength |
Material resistance to sideways stress |
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Torso |
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Transparancy/ wet look |
Ridges created to make look like covered in thin veil |
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Volute |
Spiral pattern |
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