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