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Details Title Pre-Grecian -> Ancient Rome Description pre-grecian through classical Rome Total Cards 56 Subject Art History Created 03/07/2009

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Term	Definition Aerial view of the Citadel of Tiryns 1400-1200 BC
Term	Definition Aerial view of the Palace at Knossos, 1700-1400 BC
Term	Definition Aphrodite of Knidos, by Praxiteles, 350-340 BC
Term	Definition Athena Parthenos, by Phidias, in the Parthenon,Acropolis, Athens,438 BC
Term	Definition Bull-leaping “Toreador” fresco, from Palace at Knossos, 1450-1400 BC
Term	Definition Calf Bearer “Moschophoros” from the Acropolis in Athens 560 BC
Term	Definition Caryatids from the south porch of the Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, 421-05 BC
Term	Definition Charioteer from Delphi bronze, 470 BC
Term	Definition Column of Trajan
Term	Definition Discus Thrower (Diskobolos) by Myron, 450 BC
Term	Definition Erechtheion, on the Acropolis, Athens, 421-05 BC
Term	Definition Figurine of a Woman, marble, 2500-2300 BC
Term	Definition Funerary Mask (beaten gold), 1600-1500 BC
Term	Definition Hagia Triada Sarcophagus, painted limestone, 1450-1400 BC
Term	Definition Harvester Vase, 1500 BC
Term	Definition Head of a Roman Patrician (Republican bust), marble, c. 75-50 BC
Term	Definition Helios pediment, from the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, 438-32 BC
Term	Definition Hermes and Dionysius, from Olympia by Praxiteles, 340 BC
Term	Definition Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt, bronze with inlaid gold, silver, and niello, 1200 BC
Term	Definition Kore, from the Acropolis in Athens, 510 BC
Term	Definition Kouros 600 BC
Term	Definition Kritios Boy, from the Acropolis, 480 BC
Term	Definition Kroisos Kouros, from Anavysos, 530 BC
Term	Definition Lady of Auxerre, Kore, limestone, 650-625 BC
Term	Definition Lapith vs. centaur metope, from the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, 447-38 BC
Term	Definition Lion Gate at Mycenae, 1300-1250 BC
Term	Definition Mantiklos Apollo, from Thebes, bronze, 700-680 BC
Term	Definition Minoan woman or goddess “La Parisienne”, from Palace at Knossos, 1450-1400 BC
Term	Definition Mummy portrait of a man, from Faiyum, Egypt, (a Roman territory), c.160-170
Term	Definition Octopus Jar,1500 BC
Term	Definition Panathenaic Festival procession frieze, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, 447-38 BC
Term	Definition Parthenon, by Iktinos and Kallikrates, on the Acropolis, Athens, 447-438 BC
Term	Definition Peplos Kore, from  the Acropolis in  Athens, 530 BC
Term	Definition Pont-du-Gard, Nimes France, c. 16 BC
Term	Definition Riace Warrior, from the sea of Riace Italy, bronze, 460-450 BC
Term	Definition Snake Goddess, from Palace at Knossos, 1600 BC
Term	Definition Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) by Polykleitos, 450-440 BC
Term	Definition Temple of Aphaia (west pediment), Aegina, Greece, 500-490 BC
Term	Definition Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, 500-490 BC
Term	Definition Temple of Artemis (West pediment), Corfu, Greece, 600—580 BC
Term	Definition Temple of Fortunis Virilis (Temple of Portunus), Rome, c. 75 BC
Term	Definition Temple of Hera I “Basilica”, Paestum, Italy, 550 BC
Term	Definition Temple of Hera II, Paestum, Italy, 460 BC
Term	Definition Temple of Vesta, Tivoli, early 1st century BC
Term	Definition The Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome 13-9 BC
Term	Definition The Colosseum
Term	Definition The Pantheon, by Hadrian, 118-125
Term	Definition The Scraper (Apoxyomenos) by Lysippos, 330 BC
Term	Definition Treasury of Atreus (vault of tholos), 1300-1250 BC
Term	Definition Treasury of Atreus entrance
Term	Definition Venus of Willendorf, c. 28,000 - 25,000 BCE, first female nude
Term	Definition Warrior Vase (Mycenae c.1200BCE)
Term	Definition
Term   which Greek architectural order? the most plain and simplest; capitals without bases, simple rectangular-shaped capitals, and a frieze consisting in an alternating rhythm of triglyphs and metopes	Definition Doric
Term which Greek architectural order? considered to be the matronly order; its etymology suggests 'captive women'; Caryatids are considered to belong to this order; more elegant and slender in its proportions tha the Doric order; chief characteristic is the paor of volutes (curles) in its capital (suggesting the hair of a matron)	Definition Ionic
Term which Greek architectural order? characterized by a slender fluted column & an ornate capital decorated w/ acanthus leaves and scrolls; seldom used in Greek architecture	Definition Corinthian

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