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Ch 6-Etruscans
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
11/06/2013

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canopic urn
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jar used to preserve the viscera of the dead
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pilasters
Definition
a flattened, rectangular version of a column, sometimes load bearing, but often purely decorative
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sarcophagus
Definition
a stone coffin
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tempera
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a fast drying, water based paint made of egg yolk, often used in fresco and panel painting
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tufa
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a porous volcanic rock that hardens on exposure to air, used as a building material
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tumuli
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an artificial mound, typically found over a grave
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wattle and daub
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wall building technique using woven branches or twigs plastered with clay or mud
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