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11 Cards in this Set
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N: Petra, Jordan; Treasury and Great Temple D: 400 BCE - 100 CE P/S: Roman/Nabateans A: unknown OL: Petra, Jordan P: Nabatean King M/T: Cut rock F: Rock cut tomb, treasury, temple DT: siq, Khazneh, columns, tholos C: Nabatean Capital until Trajan created province of Arabia in 106 CE, Influences from Hellenistic era when Alexander the great "hellenized" other parts of the world. Extensive trade routes, very wealthy people. |
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N: Buddha D: 400-800 CE P/S: Western Buddhist A: Gandharan OL: Bamiyan, Afghanistan P: Unknown M/T: Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint F: Religious DT:monumental sculpture, niche, circumambulate C:Buddhist. Along the silk road. Missionaries and merchants stopped here |
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N: The Kaaba D: 631-632 CE P/S: Islamic A: Various OL: Mecca, Saudi Arabia P: for Muhammad M/T: Granite, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread F: Religious center, ritual DT: Hajj C: people come here and circle it. They pray towards it. Its inside mecca |
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N: Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple D: 641 CE P/S: Buddhist A: Vishvakarman OL: Lhasa, Tibet P: Yarlung Dynasty M/T: Gilt metals with semiprecuous stones, pearls, and paint F: Religious, ritual DT: Buddha, enlightenment C:said to be blessed by. Buddha himself. Hidden during 640's CE |
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N: Dome of the Rock D: 691-692 CE P/S: Islamic A: Umayyad OL: Jerusalem P: Abd-al-Malik M/T: Stone, wood, ceramic, mosaic, aluminum, bronze F: Religious DT: dome, mosaic, arch, collonade, ambulatory C: built late 600's when Islam did not have control over kaaba. Originally was the location of Jewish temple torn down by Titus in 70 CE |
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N: Great Mosque D: 700 CE P/S: Islamic A: Seljuk OL: Isfahan, Iran P: Islamic Turks, different rulers made additions M/T: stone, brick, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile F: Religious, worship DT: minaret, qibla wall, qibla dome, mihrab, mihrab dome, hypostyle prayer hall, nave, pointed arch, iwan, congregational C: Qibla wall oriented toward mecca, prayer hall face Qibla wall, minaret symbolizes Islam. mihrab symbolizes where Muhammad would have stood to preach |
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N: Folio from a Qur'an D: 8th to 9th century CE P/S: Islamic A: Abbasid OL: North Africa P: unknown M/T: Ink, color, and gold on parchment F: Religious text DT: calligraphy, suras C: Qur'an means "recitation" 114 auras. Arabic is the sacred language of Islam. Scribes were creative had their own style. Each page had to be planned out before it was begun |
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N: Basin D: 1320-1340 CE P/S: A: Muhammad inn al-zain OL: St. Louis P: M/T: Grass inlaid with gold and silver F: DT: C: |
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N: Bahram Hue Fights the Karg D: 1330-1340 CE P/S: A: Il'khanid OL: Islam P: M/T: Ink and opaque watercolors gold and silver in paper F: DT: C: |
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N: The Court of Gayumars D: 1522-1525 P/S: A: Sultan Muhammad OL: Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama P: M/T: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper F: DT: C: |
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N: The Arabi Carpet D: 1539-1540 CE P/S: A: Maqsud of Kashan OL: P: M/T: Silk on wood F: DT: C: |
