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Art History
11th Grade
02/26/2015

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Venus of Willendorf

 

  •  fertility symbol
  • Prehistoric (28,000 BCE-21,000 BCE)
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Lascaux Cave (Hall of Bulls)

  • unclear what the goal of the paintings are
  • become more realistic over time
  • Prehistoric (15,000 BCE-13,000 BCE)
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Stonehenge

  • example of post and lintel, two posts with one laying across top
  • Prehistoric (2100 BCE)
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[image]
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Cylinder Seal

  • Seal itself is on the roller on the left, clay impression to the right
  • Sumerian
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Votive Figures

  • the bigger a figure is the richer the owner was
  • placed in temples to represent people
  • Sumerian (2700 BCE)
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Standard of Ur

  • two sides: one showing war and the other showing peace
  • organized registers that read from bottom to top
  • Sumerian (2600 BCE)
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Soundbox of a Lyre

  • has a bull's head
  • animals in profile; people have frontal shoulders
  • possibly a funerary object
  • Sumerian (2600 BCE)
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Ziggurat of Ur

  • dedicated to moon god Nanna
  • corners oriented to compass
  • guardhouse where all staircases meet
  • Sumerian (2100 BCE)
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Gudea

  • sense of calm
  • folded hands with long fingers
  • made of diorite which is very expensive
  • Sumerian (2100 BCE)
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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

  • Naram-Sin is shown as a diety
  • depicts victory over Lullubi, a rebellious mountain people
  • Akkadian (2254 BCE-2218 BCE)
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