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art history exam - 2
from assyrian to etruscan
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2009

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lamassu, khorsabad, assyrian
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ishtar gate, babylon, neo-babylonian
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dipylon krater, athens, geometric perion
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lady of auxerre, daedalic style,

orientalizing period

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persepolis, persians
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new york kouros, archaic
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calf bearer, athens acropolis

archaic

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peplos kore, athens acropolis

archaic

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siphnian treasury, delphi

archaic

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achilles and ajax gaming

exekias, archaic

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revelers, euthymides

archaic

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temple of zeus

olympia, early classical

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the kritios boy, athens acropolis

archaic/early classical

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charioteer, delphi

early classical

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discus thrower, myron, early classical
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spear bearer, polykleitos

high classical

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parthenon, athens acropolis

high classical

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erechtheion, athens acropolis

high classical

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nike temple, athens acropolis

high classical

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artemis and apollo, niobid painter,

high classical

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aphrodite of knidos, praxiteles,

classical 4th century

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hermes and dionysos

olympia, praxiteles, classical 4th century

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scraper, lysippos

classical 4th century

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weary herakles

lysippos, classical 4th century

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battle of issus mosaic

pompeii, after 4th century painting by

philoxenos

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lysicrates monument

athens, classical 4th century

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altar of zeus

pergamon, hellenistic

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dying gaul

hellenistic

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nike,

samothrace

hellenistic

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laocoön,

rome

hellenistic/early imperial

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etruscan temple plan
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apollo

veii, etruscan

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sarcophagus

cerveteri, etruscan

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tomb of the reliefs

cerveteri

etruscan

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capitoline she-wolf

rome

etruscan

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lion hunt

palace of assurbanipal

nineveh

assyrian period

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mausolus,

mausoleum at halicarnasus

classical 4th century

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pliny the elder
Definition

wrote an encyclopedic work entitled

"naturalis historia"

died at pompeii.

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archaic smile
Definition
viewed as a step towards naturalism. some believe it to simply be the result of a technical difficulty in ending the mouth.
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canon
Definition
a rule for shaping human proportions
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red figure
Definition
one of the most important greek pottery styles. depictions of red figures/drawings on a black background.
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hippodamian plan
Definition
grid plan for cities, named after hippodamus, its creator
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contrapposto
Definition
term used to describe the stance in sculpture when most of the weight is placed on one foot.
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stylobate curvature
Definition
the curvature of the stylobate, which is the top step of the platform upon which temples were built in greece.
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daedalic style
Definition
a style greatly influenced by the orient, including egypt. 
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severe style
Definition
a greek style of sculpture, marked chiefly by a simplicity of form, heavily lidded eyelids, and almost dough-like clothing
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pheidias
Definition
sculpture regarded as one of the greatest in classical greece
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treasury
Definition
votive buildings used to house gifts to the gods
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kore
Definition
a type of archaic greek scuplture
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kouros
Definition
a name given to male youths first appearing in the archaic period
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caryatid
Definition
a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar.
Term
tessera
Definition
an individual tile in a mosaic
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lamassu
Definition

a creature human above the waist and a bull below it. also with the horns and ears of a bull.


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a doric column
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an ionic column
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a corinthian column
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