Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Fetish Figure |
Object thought to have magical powers that brings whatever owner wishes for (fertility, good hunting). Sometimes seen as abode of super natural power/spirit. |
Nude Woman (Venus of Woodford) |
|
|
Relief Sculpture |
3 degrees: 1) High - raised forms stand out from background. 2) Low - shallow. 3) Sunken (aka "hallow or intaglio) - carved into surface... original suface plane is the highest point. |
Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions ... high relief |
|
|
Found Relief |
Naturally occurring projections from surface. |
Hall of Bulls |
|
|
Votive Offering |
Gift of gratitude to deity. Symbolizes wish, prayer, or vow. Used to inspire devotion. |
Statuettes of Two Worshippers |
|
|
Hierarchy of Scale |
Greater the size/ bigger it is, the more important it is. |
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin |
|
|
Cuneiform |
System of writing in Mesopotamia. Wedge shaped characters. The beginning of writing. |
Stele with the Law Code of Hammurabi |
|
|
Didactic |
Intended to teach a lesson or moral. |
|
|
|
Hieroglyphics |
The writing of ancient Egyptians. |
Palette of King Narmer |
|
|
Nude Woman (Venus of Willendorf) Pre-historic |
|
|
|
Hall of Bulls (Lascaux Caves) Pre-historic |
|
|
|
Stonehenge Pre-historic |
|
|
|
Statuettes of Two Worshippers Ancient Near Eastern |
|
|
|
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin Ancient Near Eastern |
|
|
|
Stele with the Code of Hammurabi Ancient Near Eastern |
|
|
|
Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions Ancient Near Eastern |
|
|
|
Palette of King Narmer Egyptian |
|
|
|
Great Pyramids, Given Egyptian |
|
|
|
Nefertiti, by Thurmond Egyptian |
|
|
|
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters Egyptian |
|
|
|
Formal analysis of "Nude Woman (Venus of Willendorf)" ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE. Describe object in detail and explain how elements of object give insight into function of object. |
-hat or hair (faceless) -extreme curves, large breasts, wide hips, vaginal slit carved, plump = FERTILITY - only 4 1/4 inch tall = EASY TO TRANSPORT - child bearing ensured species survival - FETISH FIGURE |
|
|
|
Significance of "Law Code of Hammurabi". How does depiction of Hammurabi confirm his authority to rule? |
Laws in great detail, govern all aspects of life from commerce to marriage to treatment of slaves. All in cuneiform.... BEGINNING OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE. @ top, Hammurabi given right to rule via Shamash the sun god giving him Tue rod and ring = authority. Also... top = foreshortening. |
|
|
|
How did Akhenaton change visual language of Egyptian art? Description characteristics. Use one deacon artwork to explain answer. |
-CURVY... stylized vs. Rigid lines -shows imperfections... BULGE IN STOMACHS vs. Perfection - SHOWS EVERYDAY LIFE ACTIVITIES... w/ wife and daughters, intimate life AKHENATON, NEFERTITI, AND THREE DAIGHTERS |
|
|
|
Compare and contrast statue of "Menkaure and Khamereneby" and "The Seated Scribe". Include medium, style, and function of each. Which has naturalism that's missing from other and why is this? |
-M&K = married, female supporting, perfect bodies, standing, made of graywacke, classic poses . HOME FOR THE KAS (SPIRITS) ... MADE TO LAST AND SIGNIFY THE RULER -SS = painted limestone, sitting, imperfection of stomach, gesture with hands, naturalism. NOT ELITE... JUST A SCRIBE, ALERT.. COULD BE FOR TOMB, NEED /WANT SCRIBES IN AFTERLIFE. |
|
