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51 Cards in this Set
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Title of Work: Hagar Qim Origin: Malta Date: ca. 3200-2500 BCE |
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Title of Work: Human with feline head Origin: Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany Date: ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf) Origin: Willendorf, Austria Date: ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Woman holding a bison horn Origin: Laussel, France Date: ca. 25,000-20,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Two bison Origin: Le Tuc d'Audoubert, France Date: ca. 15,000-10,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Bison with turned head Origin: La Madeleine, France Date: ca. 12,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Bison from Altamira Origin: Altamira, Spain Date: ca. 12,000-11,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Spotted horses and negative handprints Origin: Pech-Merle, France Date: ca. 22,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Hall of the Bulls Origin: Lascaux, France Date: ca. 15,000-13,000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Stone tower at Jericho Origin: Jericho Date: ca. 8000-7000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Human figure from Ain Ghazal Origin: Jordan Date: ca. 6750-6250 BCE |
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Title of Work: Landscape with volcanic eruption (?) Origin: Level VII, Catal Hoyuk, Turkey Date: ca. 6150 BCE |
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Title of Work: Stonehenge Origin: Salisbury Plain, England Date: ca. 2550-1600 BCE |
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Paleolithic
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30,000-9,000 BCE
The "old" Stone Age, during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings. |
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Neolithic
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The "new" Stone Age.
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profile view
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Seeing only one side.
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frontal view
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Seeing only the front.
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composite view/twisted perspective
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A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally.
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sculpture in the round
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A sculpture that is sculpted on all sides, intended to be seen from all angles.
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relief sculpture
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In sculpture, figures projecting from a background of which they are part. The degree of relief is designated high, low (bas), or sunken. In the last, the artist cuts the design into the surface so that the highest projecting parts of the image are no higher than the surface itself.
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corbel vaulting
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A vault formed by the piling of stone blocks in horizontal courses, cantilevered inward until the two walls meet in an arch.
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apse
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A recess, usually semicircular, in the wall of a building, commonly found at the east end of a church.
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post-and-lintel
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A system of construction in which two posts support a lintel.
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Title of Work: Hammurabi's Law Code Origin: Susa, Iran Date: ca. 1780 BCE |
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Title of Work: White Temple and ziggurat Origin: Warka, Iraq Date: ca. 3200-3000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Female head (Inanna?) Origin: Warka, Iraq Date: ca. 3200-3000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Presentation of offerings to Inanna (Warka vase) Origin: Warka, Iraq Date: ca. 3200-3000 BCE |
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Title of Work: Statuettes from the Square Temple at Eshnunna Origin: Tell Asmar, Iraq Date: ca. 2700 BCE |
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Title of Work: Stele of the Vultures Origin: Telloh, Iraq Date: ca. 2600-2500 BCE |
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Title of Work: Standard of Ur Origin: Royal Cemetery, Tell Muqayyar, Iraq Date: ca. 2600 BCE |
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Title of Work: Bull-headed lyre Origin: Royal Cemetery, Tell Muqayyar, Iraq Date: ca. 2600 BCE |
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Title of Work: Head of an Akkadian ruler Origin: Kuyunjik, Iraq Date: ca. 2250-2200 BCE |
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Title of Work: Victory stele of Naram-Sin Origin: Susa, Iran Date: ca. 2254-2218 BCE |
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Title of Work: Votive disk of Enheduanna Origin: Tell Muqayyar, Iraq Date: ca. 2300-2275 BCE |
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Title of Work: Ziggurat of Ur Origin: Tell Muqayyar, Iraq Date: ca. 2100 BCE |
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Title of Work: Seated statue of Gudea holding temple plan Origin: Telloh, Iraq Date: ca. 2100 BCE |
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Title of Work: Lion Gate Origin: Boghazkoy, Turkey Date: ca. 1400 BCE |
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Title of Work: Statue of Queen Napir-Asu Origin: Susa, Iran Date: ca. 1350-1300 BCE |
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Title of Work: Citadel of Sargon II Origin: Khorsabad, Iraq Date: ca. 720-705 BCE |
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Title of Work: Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II Origin: Khorsabad, Iraq Date: ca. 720-705 BCE |
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Title of Work: Assyrian archers pursuing enemies Origin: the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Iraq Date: ca. 875-860 BCE |
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Title of Work: Ashurbanipal hunting lions Origin: the North Palace of Ashurbanipal, Kuyunjik, Iraq Date: ca. 645-640 BCE |
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Title of Work: Ishtar Gate Origin: Babylon, Iraq Date: ca. 575 BCE |
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Title of Work: Persepolis Origin: Iran Date: ca. 521-465 BCE |
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Title of Work: Processional frieze on the terrace of the apadana Origin: Persepolis, Iran Date: ca. 521-465 BCE |
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city-state
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An independent, self-governing city.
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stele
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A carved stone slab used to mark graves or to commemorate historical events.
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ziggurat
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In ancient Mesopotamian architecture, a monumental platform for a temple.
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registers/friezes
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One of a series of superimposed bands of friezes in a pictorial narrative, or the particular levels on which motifs are placed/any sculptured or painted band in a building.
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hierarchy of scale
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An artistic convention in which greater size indicates greater importance.
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apadana
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The great audience hall in ancient Persian palaces.
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