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Art History
Undergraduate 4
12/12/2010
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White Crown of Upper Egypt
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Red Crown of Lower Egypt
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Crown of Hathur
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Feather of Truth
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Pschent -Combined Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt
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Shenti or Kier
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Kohl
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Black Eye Liner
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Step Pyramid of Djoser
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Imhotep
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1st Architecture of the Pyramids 
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Papyrus
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Symbol of Delta of Egypt
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Lotus
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Symbol of Upper Egypt
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Falence
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Common Egypt glaze - Blue
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The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu
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The Pyramid of Giza
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Portcullis
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Klaft
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Queen Chiar
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Lion Legs on top of drum 
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Casket
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Box for Makeup
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Egyptan Neckless 
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Pectoral Necklace
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Cartouche
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Anhk - Key to afterlife
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Crook and Flail
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Colonnade 
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Series of Columns, walkway
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Post and Lintel
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Trabeated Construction
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Scarab
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Symbol for Egyptian Queen
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Vulture
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Carnak besides Luxor
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Pylon- Gateway
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Obelisk
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Ziggurat
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Ishtar -Entrance to city of Babylon  
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Section of Wall Extending above Roof
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Parapet
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Crenellated

Merlon - Peek 

Crenel - Dip
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Cuneiform
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Sumptuary Law
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Cover Personal behavior
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Tunic
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Most primitive of shape, all squares 
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crook and dagger
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Symbol of the King
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Labrys- Symbol of Minoan 
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Minus
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King of Minoan
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Minator
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Fulling Wool
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Shrink using heat and water
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Murex
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Sea muscle -purple
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Rosette
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Round floral decoration
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Cyclopean Architecture 
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Large Scale, Rock
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Corbe-

Advancing row of Stone or brick outward
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Doric Ghiton (Men) 

Peplos (Women) 800-500BC Aways belted

 

Apotygam -Fold on top, for women
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Exomia
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Pinned Ghiton on one shoulder.
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Fibulae - Pin to hold up ghiton
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Ionic Cahton - Still rectangular. Pleated at times.

Made of crepe yarn
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Kolpos
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Pocket created above belt of cahton
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Himation
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Rectangle of wool, like a blanket for Chiton
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Phrygian Bonnet
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Chamys
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Big Himation -Pinned over rt shoulder -Men
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Petasos
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Symposium
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"Drinking together" -leads to orgy. 
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Hetterae
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Courtesan youth 
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Porno
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Common prostitue
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Vix - Cauldron - 5'-4" Tall, 470lbs
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Corinth 
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Houses Temple of Apollo
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Cella / Naos
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Room w/ statue of god, Greek Temple
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Crepidoma

 

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Platform of Greek Temple, 3 steps.

Top set -Stylobate
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Triglyphs and Metopes
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Gable and Pediment
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Parthenon
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Entasis
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Distortion in Architecture used to correct for human sight.
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Antefix
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Caryatids
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Erechtheum
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palmette
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Leafy Like
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Cyma Recta
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Cyma Reversa / Ogee
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Fret
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Made up of short lines to make continus pattern.
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choragic monument of lysicrates
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Coffered
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Klisomos
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Stoa - Market Place of Athens
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Pergamon Alter, 180 BC
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Theater at Apollo Temple
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Skene
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Scene house of ancient theater
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Cothurnoi -worn by actors
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Pontiff
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Keeper of Bridge in Rome

 
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Toga
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Evolved rom tebenna, worn by all roman citizens. Held over left arm
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Fuller
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Clay that cleans and puffs wool.
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Chlamys (Short Tunic)
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Diadem
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