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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; also called twisted perspective.
Deer Hunt, Catal Hoyuk |
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"Great Stone" (Greek) A large, roughly hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures.
Stonehenge |
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The "old" stone age, during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings.
30,000-9,000 BCE
Venus of Willendorf |
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| A picture, usually stylized, that represents an idea; also, writing using such means; also, painting on rock. |
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A system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia, in which wedge-shaped characters were produced by pressing a stylus into a soft clay tablet, which was then baked/hardened
Stele with law code of Hammurabi |
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Bands of reliefs (register)
Warka Vase |
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Band of relief (frieze)
Warka Vase |
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The horizontal base of the composition that figures would stand on.
Warka Vase
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer- Book of the dead |
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An artistic convention in which greater size indicated greater importance.
Palette of King Narmer
Book of the Dead
Warka Vase
Standard of Ur |
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A gift of gratitude to a diety
Worka Vase |
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In ancient Egypt, the linen headdress worn by the pharaoh, with the uraeus cobra of kinship on the front.
Khafre Enthroned |
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Egyptian cobra
Hatshepsut with offering jars |
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Having the same forms on either side of a central axis
Hatshepsut with offering jars
Khafre Enthroned |
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Having the same forms on either side of a central axis
Hatshepsut with offering jars
Khafre Enthroned |
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Goddess of truth, balance, justice, and order. The harmony with the world and the God's that was reflected in the Egyptian human art form.
Book of the dead,
Khafre Enthroned |
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Period of rebellion toward traditional religion and art. Led by Akhenaton, monotheism was enforced and the rules of Maat in art was stretched
Akhenaton |
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| Funerary structure with sloping sides over top of a tomb chamber connected with the outside by a shaft. |
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| Large burial area or cemetery |
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The top of a column
In Djoser's mortuary precinct, the capital's were papyrus |
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Half rounded column attached to a wall.
These were also found in Djoser's mortuary precinct |
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Temple erected for the worship of a deceased pharaoh
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut |
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carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks of stone used in construction, fitted together without mortar.
Method used to build the great pyramids of Gizah |
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The immortal human lifeforce.
Statue of Ka was placed in a mastaba with the sarcophagus |
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| The container for which organs were placed in to be buried with the mummy |
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God of the Underworld
Book of the Dead
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer |
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Represented as a falcon, pharaohs are associated with Horus in life, and Osiris in death.
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer |
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| Jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife |
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The wide entrance gateway of an Egyptian temple, characterized by its sloping walls
Temple of Amen-Ra |
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Longitudinal organization of buildings along a central axis
Temple of Amen-Ra |
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A hall with a roof supported by columns
Temple of Amen-Re |
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Assyrian guardian in the forma of a man-headed winged bull
Citadel of Sargon II |
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The great audience hall in ancient Persian palaces
Persepolis |
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