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Definition
akhenaten and family
egypt
armana period
naturalistic
sunrays are aten's blessing |
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Definition
bison of altamira
altamira spain
12,500 bc
paint on limestone
used cave curves to make 3d |
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Definition
bull headed lyre
Iraq
sumerian
used in funerals
placed over musicians body |
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Definition
cycladid figures
cyclades
cycladic
used in funerals
marble |
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Definition
ashurbanipal II hunting lions
assyrian
Iraq
depicts cerimonial hunt
alabaster |
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Definition
ishtar gate
iraq
neo babylonian
glazed brick
reconstructed in berlin |
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Definition
palette of king narmer
hierakonpolis egypt
pre dynastic
heiroglyphs
heiratic scale |
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Definition
great pyramids of giza
egypt
old kingdom
were finished with polished limestone
site plan follows sun path |
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Definition
seated scribe
saqqara egypt
old kingdom
painted limestone
naturalistic |
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Definition
ti watching hippo hunt
saqqara egypt
old kingdom
painted limestone
heiratic scale |
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Term
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Definition
temple of ramses II
abu simbel egypt
new kingdom
relocated
carved directly into stone |
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Term
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Definition
stonehenge
england
2750-1500 bc
megalithic
used for burial ceremonies |
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Term
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Definition
refashioned skull
jericho
700-6000 bc
human skull
ancestral worship |
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Definition
lascaux well scene
lascaux france
15,000-13,000 bc
paint on limestone
only scene that tells a story |
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Definition
stele with code of hammurabi
babylonian
susa iran
diorite
written laws and punishments |
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Term
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Definition
step pyramid of djoser
saqqara egypt
old kingdom
stairway to ra
imhotep-first identified architect |
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Term
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Definition
flotilla fresco
thera
minoan
shows everyday life
every ship is different |
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Term
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Definition
bee pendant
crete
minoan
gold
granulation decoration |
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Term
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Definition
victory stele of naram-sin
susa iran
akkadian
limestone
heiratic scale |
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Term
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Definition
votive figures
iraq
sumerian
perpetual prayer
heiratic scale |
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Term
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Definition
venus of willendorf
austria
24000 bc
limestone
11cm |
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Term
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Definition
death mask of tutankhamun
thebes egypt
new kingdom
24lbs
gold-flesh of the gods |
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Term
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Definition
athena attacking the giants
frieze from the altar of pergamon
hellenistic
reconstructed in berlin
gods fight giants and monsters |
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Term
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Definition
the dying gual
greek bronze original
hellenistic
celtic man
original lost |
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Term
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Definition
the scraper
lysippos
late classic
original lost
leaf added |
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Term
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Definition
aphrodite of knidos
praxitiles
late classic
nude women were not acceptable
contrapposto |
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Term
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Definition
hermes and dionysis
praxitiles
late classic
original lost
missing grapes |
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Term
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Definition
caryatid porch
acropolis athens
classic
south side
3 right/3 left |
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Definition
ka statue of khafre
giza
old kingdom
glows blue
gneiss
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Term
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Definition
parthenon
acropolis athens
classic
doric columns
metope reliefs in London |
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Term
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Definition
the spear bearer (doryphoros)
polykleitos
classic
original lost
contrapposto |
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Term
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Definition
discus thrower (diskobolos)
myron
classic
original lost
shows movement |
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Term
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Definition
dying warrior east
temple of aphia
aegina
classic
made 10 yrs after west side
archaic smile gone |
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Definition
the suicide of Ajax
exekias
classic
black figure
amphora |
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Term
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Definition
kritios boy
acropolis athens
transitional
contrapposto
more natural than previous |
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Term
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Definition
peplos kore
acropolis athens
archaic
named for her clothes
was painted |
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Term
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Definition
standing youth (korus)
attica
archaic
archaic smile
means young man |
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Term
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Definition
the dipylon krater
athens
geometric
shows funary rituals
marked grave |
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Term
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Definition
harvesters vase
crete
minoan
steatite
27 men
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Term
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Definition
hypostyle hall temple of amen re
karnak egypt
new kingdom
walls tell stories
was painted
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Term
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Definition
citadel of mycenae
greece
mycenean
cyclopian blocks
has lions gate |
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Term
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Definition
palace of darius and xerxes
persian
persepolis iran |
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Term
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Definition
arch of constantine
rome
312-315 ad |
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Term
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Definition
the tetrachs
constantinople
300 ad |
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Term
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Definition
equestrian statue of marcus aurelius
rome
176 ad |
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Term
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Definition
column of trajen
rome
113-16 ad |
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Definition
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Definition
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Definition
the unswept floor
herakleitos
2nd c. ad |
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Term
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Definition
she wolf
rome
entruscan
romulus and remus
symbol of rome |
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Term
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Definition
musicians and dancers
tomb of lionesses
entruscan
men dark and women light |
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Term
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Definition
lamassu
iraq
assyrian
extra legs/movement
guardian figures |
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Term
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Definition
orator
perugia
2nd-1st c. bc
bronze
life sized |
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Term
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Definition
denarius
rome
44bc
caesar 1st to put pic on coin |
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Term
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Definition
augustus of primaporta
rome
1st c ad
larger than life
contrapposto |
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Term
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Definition
ara pacis
rome
13-9 bc
royals on freize |
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Term
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Definition
colusseum
rome
72-80 ad
levels/different orders
named for nero statue |
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Term
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Definition
cerveteri sarcophagus
cerveteri
entruscan
terra cotta
glass missing |
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Term
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Definition
the laocoon
rhodes sculptors
hellenistic
warned trojans
sculpted to view close up |
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Term
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Definition
snake goddess
crete
minoan
faience
knossos |
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