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20 Cards in this Set
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Hall of the Bulls: * Dates back to the Paleolithic period * Discovered in the 19th century * In cave called Lascaux |
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Woman of Willendorf: * Small figure * Sculpted * Fertility symbol |
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Human Head Plastered Skull: * Comes from Neolithic Period * Considered a spirit trap * From Catalhuyuk |
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Stonehenge: * In Salisburg, England * Considered solar calendar up to a couple years ago * It is a Cromlech |
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Female Warka Head: * From Mesopotemia * Detail was made by gauging and or sizing * One of the pieces looted in Baghdad
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Tell Asmar Abu Statues: * Mixture of male and female figures * Found in the white temple on top of a Zigurat * Eyes are painted wide open to receive messages and to protect the soul |
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Reconstructed Lyre with In Laid Panel: * Large musical instrument * Lines going horizontal separating the images, called registers * Animal upright is called Zoomhorphsm |
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Stele of Naram Sin: * Designer layout of soldiers going up top is called the bent axis approach * Stone monument for his victories * Example of Hierarchial Proportioning |
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Gate Guardians of Zargon: * Winged Guardians (Animals) of Lamassu * Very Large * Meant to intimidate and frighten away enemies * Example of a hybrid |
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Ishtar Gate: * Entrance to Babylon (Baghdad) * Currently in Berlin, Germany * Has glazed bricks featuring hybrid animals |
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Stele of Hammurabi: * Very large stele * Has property laws, a total of 288 * Unified the area * Set the standards for laws * Created a set of laws for everyone |
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The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes: * Very large palace and library * Has a bent axis approach * Capital is missing on all of them, it was in the shape of a bull |
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Palette of Naymer: * Egyptian * Eye makeup holder * Naymer is the largest because he is the most important * Example of hierarchal proportioning |
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Step Pyramid of King Dosser: * Made from mud and brick construction * Came from Old Kingdom of Egypt * Designed by Imhotep |
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Khafre(a) (Egyptian) or Chefren (Greek): * His face was the image used for most Pharaonic * Stiff, formal, and seated is a formal presentation because of his level of importance |
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Menkarure and Queen: * From the Old Kingdom of Egypt * Positioning of the feet is to simulate movement |
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Rock ______________ of Hatshepsut: * Goes 500 ft into the mountain * This type of burial was developed in the Middle Kingdom |
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Collasai of Ramses II: * Huge image of Ramses II * Abu Simbel * High Relief Sculpture |
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Imhotep or Akatnaton: * He and wife changed belief from polytheism to monotheism * His wife was Nefertiti |
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Tut: * It is a mask * He was known for his treasure not for the things that he did |
