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Exam 2 Vocab
Ancient Greece 1,2,3; Etruscans; Roman Republic/Empire
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/28/2012

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Meander
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an ornament, usually in bands, made of interlocking geometric motifs
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Libation
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a liquid offering to deities
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Amphora
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tall ancient Greek or Roman jar with two handles and a narrow neck
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Slip
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silty clay used as paint
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Siren
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creature that lured sailors to crash their ships with singing
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Encaustic
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pigments mixed with hot wax that are burned as an inlay or painting; used in death portraits
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Gigantomachy
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the symbolic struggle between the cosmic forces aka the gods and titans
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Repousee
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a metalworking technique in which a metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side
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Granulation
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the use of small metal balls to create a design
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Fibula
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a clip used to secure the shoulder of a draped garment
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Necropolis
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city of the dead
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chimera
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monster that was part snake, lion, and goat
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cistae
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a cylindrical container made of sheet bronze with handles and feet, used for women’s toiletry articles
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voussoirs
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a wedge shaped or tapered stone used to construct an arch
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pilaster
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a rectangular column, esp one projecting from a wall
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charuns
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Etruscan death demons
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herm
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a square stone pillar with a carved head on top, used as a boundary marker or signpost
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minaret
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a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer
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canon
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a standard or convention that the Greeks used in sculpture or daily life
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parapet
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a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
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Hubris
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excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods
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emblema
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the central framed figural panel of a mosaic floor
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skiagraphia
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the Greek term for shading; literally 'shadow painting'
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tesserae
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square tiles used in mosaics
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orchestra
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the circular piece of hard earth on which a performance took place
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theatron
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the theater of the ancient Greeks with stepped seating ringed around a sunken stage
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tholos
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a temple with a circular plan
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stoa
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an open building with a roof supported by a row of columns
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torques
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the distinctive necklaces worn by the Gauls
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oculus
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a round or eyelike opening or design; a round window
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Imagines
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wax portraits of ancestors
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Veristic / Verism
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true to natural appearance; super realistic
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Denarius
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the standard Roman silver coin from which the word penny derives
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Velarium
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the cloth awning that could be rolled down from the top of the cavea to shield spectators from sun or rain
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Atmospheric Perspective
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the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance
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still-life
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a drawing/painting of objects arranged with a lightsource to study technique
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stylus
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a needlelike tool used in engraving and incising
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triumphal arch
Definition
in Roman architecture, a free standing arch commemorating an important event
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spandrels
Definition
the roughly triangular space enclosed by the curves of adjacent arches and a horizontal member connecting their vertexes
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menorah
Definition
a candelabrum used in Jewish worship
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Kline
Definition
a couch or funerary bed
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tondo
Definition
a circular painting or relief sculpture
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Tetrarchs
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a type of Roman government in which the rule was shared by four people in the late 3rd century
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Christogram
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the three initial letters of Christ's name in greek which came to serve as a monogram for Christ
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