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Art History Terms
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
07/23/2009
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Kouros
 Definition
male
Term
Kore
 Definition
Female
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Peplos
 Definition
Heavy woolen wrap
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Cuneiform
 Definition
Characters, Wedge, Alphabet
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Megalith
 Definition
huge stone
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Ka Figure
 Definition
Soul dwelled
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Stele
 Definition
Grave Marker
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Coffers
 Definition
Sunken Panal
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Oculous
 Definition
Round Window in Dome
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Equestrian Portrait
 Definition
Horse
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Aquaduct
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Bridge, Water
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Capital
 Definition
Top of the shaft of a column
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Frieze
 Definition
band between archative and cornice
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Pediment
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Triangular
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Entasis
 Definition
convex
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Contrapposto
 Definition
Balanced central axis
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catacombs
 Definition
Undergroud
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Mosque
 Definition
Muslim
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Minaret
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Muslim tower of prayer
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Lunetts
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Cresent
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Fresco
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Wet plaster
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Iconography
 Definition
images with meanings
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Mosaic
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Small pieces of tile, glass, or stone
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Nave
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Central Isle of church
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flying buttress
 Definition
exterior to building
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Atmospheric perspective
 Definition
Illusion of depth
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pointalism
 Definition
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