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Art History Chpt 2+3
Art through the ages
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/03/2011

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arcuated
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arch shaped
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conceptual representation
Definition
forming of signs used to represent something
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votive offering
Definition
An object without use in a sacred place
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ziggurat
Definition
Massive temples in Massepatomia to worship and pray for the gods
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axial plan
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In architecture, a plan in which the parts of a building are organized longtitudinally, or along a given axis.
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bilateral symmetry
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Having the same forms on either side of a central axis
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column
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a vertical weight lifting architectural member
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course
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horizontal row of stone blocks
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dressed masonry
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smooth, finished looking
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mortuary temple
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Egyptian architecture. temple to worship the deceased pharoahs
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pharoah
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Ancient egyptian king
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pillar
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weight carrying-member like a column
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scarab
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Egyptian gem shaped as a beetle
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stucco
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type of plaster for interior and exterior walls, also for sculpture
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subtractive sculpture
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carving/ type of sculpture technique in which materials are taken away from origin
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sunken relief
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carve into something
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