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Hieratic Scale
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A method in which more important figures are depicted larger than other figures.
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Ex: Palette of Narmer
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Sarcophagus
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Rectangular, innermost stone coffin often decorated with relief sculpture.
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Ex: Sarcophagus found in the tomb of Tutankhamun
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Low relief
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Form of sculpture in which the forms project only slightly from the background rather than standing freely.
A.k.a: Bas relief |
Ex: Palette of Narmer, Stela of Hammurabi and Naramsin
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Mastaba:
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Flat topped, one story building with slanted walls marking an underground tomb.
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*Evolved into step pyramids and on to the classic pyramid*
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Fresco
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A painting technique in which water based pigments are applied to wet plaster.
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Ex: Minoan Bull Leaping Fresco
Palace at Knosses |
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Pigment
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Materials and substances used to create color.
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Ex: Charcoal and water used to create the color for the paintings on the Lascaux caves.
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Megalith
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Greek for "large stone" massive tombs and other massive structures built out of huge stones.
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Ex: Stonehenge, Great Pyramids at Giza
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Bilateral symmetry
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When elements are arranged equally on either side of a central axis.
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Ex: Menkaure and His Wife, Great Pyramids and Giza, Mycenaen Lioness Gate.
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Corbel Vaulting
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A building technique in which each layer of stone projects inward slightly beyond the previous layer until the layers (or corbels) meet to make a vault.
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Ex: Mycenaen corbeled vault, Mycenaen Lioness Gate.
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Post- and- Lintel Construction
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An architectural system of construction with 2 or more vertical elements (posts) supporting a horizontal element (lintel)
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Ex: Stonehenge, Mycenaen Lioness Gate
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Funerary
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A work of art relating to funeral rites, death or burial.
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Ex: Great Pyramids at Giza, Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut
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Cuneiform
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Early form of writing used by the Mesopotamians. Wedge shaped marks were pressed into wet clay with a stylus.
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Ex: Stele of Hammurabi
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Dressed Stone
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Highly finished and precisely cut block of stone creating a uniform face with fine joints.
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Ex: Palace at Knosses
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Veneer
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Decorative patterns of stone or brick on the exterior of a building OR thin exterior decorative layer over wooden objects or furniture.
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Stele
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Stone slab with inscriptions and/or a relief meant to be displayed vertically
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Stela of Hammurabi and Naramsin
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Cloisonne
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French for "partitioned off", it is a technique in which metal wire is affixed to a surface in a design and the partitioned area's are filled with decorative enamel.
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Ex: Pectoral of Senusret II
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Hypostyle Hall
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Hall with rows of tall, closely spaced columns.
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Ex: Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut
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Ziggurat
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Tall, stepped tower of earthen materials, often supported a shrine
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Ex: Ziggurat at Ur
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Incised
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A design or inscription is cut into a hard surface with a sharp tool.
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Ex: Stela
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Lascaux Cave
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Culture: Prehistoric, paleolithic
15,000-13,000 BCE Pigment on cave |
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Woman from Willendorf
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Culture: Prehistoric, paleolithic
22,000-21,000 BCE Stone |
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Stonehenge
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Culture: Prehistoric, neolithic
2,750-1,500 BCE Stone |
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Ziggurat at Ur
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Culture: Mesopotamian
3,500-1,000 BCE Mud Brick |
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Stele of Naramsin
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Culture: Mesopotamian
3,500- 1,000 BCE Limestone |
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Stele of Hammurabi
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Culture: Mesopotamian
3,500-1,000 BCE Basalt |
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Votive Stature of Gudea
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Culture: Mesopotamian
3,500-1,000 BCE Diorite |
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Palette of Narmer
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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Style Period: Old Kingdom 3,100-2,200 BCE Stone |
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Menkaure and His Wife
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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Style Period: Old Kingdom 3,100-2,200 BCE Stone |
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Khafre
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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Style Period: Old Kingdom 3,100 -2,200 BCE Diorite |
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Great Pyramids at Giza and Khafre as Sphinx
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Culture: Ancient Egypt
Style Period: Old Kingdom 3,100- 2,200 BCE Granite and Limestone |
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Step pyramid of King Djoser
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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Style Period: Old Kingdom 3,100- 2,200 BCE Limestone |
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Pectoral of Senusret II
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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Style Period: Middle Kingdom 2,100- 1,700 BCE Gold and precious stones |
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Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut
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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Style Period: New Kingdom 1,600- 1,000 BCE Stone and cliff |
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Nefertiti
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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Style Period: New Kingdom 1,600- 1,000 BCE Painted Limestone |
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Male lyre player
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Culture: Minoan
3,000- 1,500 BCE Marble |
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Bull leaping fresco
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Culture: Minoan
3,000- 1,500 BCE fresco (pigment on plaster) |
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Octopus Flask
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Culture: Minoan
3,000- 1,500 BCE Ceramic |
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Reconstruction of Palace at Knossos
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Culture: Minoan
3,000- 1,500 BCE |
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Lion Gate
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Culture: Mycenean
1,600- 1,200 BCE Stone |
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Corbeled Vault
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Culture: Mycenean
1,600- 1,200 BCE Stone |
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