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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
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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
Definition
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
Definition
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
Term
Minaret
Definition
Muslim tower of prayer
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Lunetts
Definition
Cresent
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Fresco
Definition
Wet plaster
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Iconography
Definition
images with meanings
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Mosaic
Definition
Small pieces of tile, glass, or stone
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Nave
Definition
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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