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Art History Test #2
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Art History
Undergraduate 4
10/20/2013

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Aphrodite of Knidos

 

Greek Late Classical

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Theatre at Epidauros

 

Greek Hellenistic

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Dying Gallic Trumpeter


Greek Hellenistic

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Altar of Pergamon



Greek Hellenistic

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Athena Attcking the Giants



Greek Hellenistic

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Laocoon and His Sons



Greek Hellenistic

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Nike of Samothrace



Greek Hellenistic

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Apollo from Veii



Etruscan

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Tomb of the Reliefs



Etruscan

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Sarcophagus from Cerveteri



Etruscan

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Portrait Head of an Elder



Roman Republican

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Aulus Metellus



Roman Republican

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Pont Du Gard



Roman Republican

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Temple of Portunus



Roman Republican

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Augustus of Primaporta



Roman Imperial

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Atlar of Augustan Peace



Roman Imperial

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Imperial Procession



Roman Imperial

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Initiation Rite of the Cult of Bacchus



Roman Imperial

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Arch of Titus



Roman Imperial

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Spoils from the Temple of Solomon



Roman Imperial

 

 

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Flavian Amphitheater



Roman Imperial

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Basilica Ulpia



Roman Imperial

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Pantheon



Roman Imperial

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Panthon Occulus



Roman Imperial

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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius



Roman Imperial

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The Tetrarchs



Roman Imperial

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Arch of Constantine



Roman Imperial

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Constantine the Great



Roman Imperial

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Menorahs and Ark of the Covenant



Jewish

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Wall with Torah Niche



Jewish

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The Crossing of the Red Sea



Jewish

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Cubiculum



Early Christian

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Painted Catacomb Ceiling



Early Christian

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The Good Shepherd



Early Christian

 

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Harvesting of Grapes



Early Christian

 

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Sarcophagus of Constantina



Early Christian

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Hagia Sophia



Byzantine

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Hagia Sophia Interior



Byzantine

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Emperor Justinian and His Attendants



Byzantine

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Empress Theodora and Her Attendants



Byzantine

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Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels



Byzantine

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Virgin of Vladimir



Byzantine

 

 

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The Kaaba in Mecca



Islamic

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Dome of the Rock



Islamic

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Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque in Cordoba



Islamic

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Kibla wall with Mihrab and Minbar



Islamic

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Round Arch


Pointed Arch


Horshoe Arch


Keel Arch

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Tile Mosaic Mihrab



Islamic

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Court of Lions



Islamic

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Muquarnas Dome



Islamic

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The Macy Jug

 

Islamic

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Hellenistic
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The period of ancient Greek between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire in 30 BC.
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Alexander the Great
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King of Macedon, tutored by Aristotle till the age of 16. By the age of 30 he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas.
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Expressionism


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Term describing a work of art in which forms are created primarily to evoke subjective emotions rather than a rational response.
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Laocoon
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Trojan priest of Poseidon who tried to warn the Trojans in vain against accepting the Trojan Horse from the Greeks.
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Orchestra
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The core of any Greek theatre, "the dancing place" of the chorus and the chief performance space.
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Proskenion
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A raised platform in front of the skene, on which actors perform.
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Skene
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The background building to which the platform stage was connected, in which costumes were stored and to which the background panels were connected.
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Etruscans
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Pertaining to ancient Etruria, a civilization in central Italy that was suppressed by the Romans by about 200 BC.
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Terracotta
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A medium made from clay fired over a low heat and sometimes left unglazed.
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Necropolis
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A large cemetery or burial area, literally a "city of the dead".
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Verism
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Style in which artists concern themselves with describing he exterior likeness of an object or person, usually by rendering its visible details in a finely executed, meticulous manner.
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Pozzolana
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Material used by the Romans to make concrete used for buildings and underwater construction.
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Engaged Column
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A column attached to a wall.
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Aqueduct
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A bridge that is constructed to convey water to outlying cities, and to take sewage from the cities.
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Octavian/Augustus Caesar
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Founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.
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Pax Romana
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Latin for Roman peace and was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
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Dado
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The lower part of a wall, differentiated in some way (by a molding or different coloring or paneling) from the upper section.
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Basilica
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A large rectangular building. Used as Roman centers for administration, later adapted to Christian church use.
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Nave
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The central space of a basilica.
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Apse
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A large semicircular or polygonal and vaulted niche protruding from the end wall of a building.
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Rotunda
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Any building constructed in a circular shape, usually producing a large open space crowned by a dome.
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Coffers
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A recessed decorative panel that is used to reduce the weight of and to decorate the ceilings or vaults.
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Oculus
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A circular opening, usually found as windows or at the apex of a dome.
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Exedrae
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A semi-circle niche
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge 312 AD
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Battle that took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on Oct 8, 312, with Constantine I as victor and led to hime becoming sole ruler of the Roman Empire. He attributed his victory to the Christian God.
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Chi-Rho (XP)
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One of the earliest forms of chistogram. Formed by superimposing the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ". Used by Constantine I as the military standard that displayed the symbol.
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Edict of Milan
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A proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire.
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Spolia
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Term used for fragments of older architecture or sculpture reused in a secondary context.
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Monotheism
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The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
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Torah
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The first five books of the Hebrew bible encompasing the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching.
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Menorah
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A Jewish lamp-stand with seven or nine branches.
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Ark of the Covenant
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A sacred chest where ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
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Synagogue
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A building or congregation for Jewish religious services and religious instruction.
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Catacomb
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A subterranean burial ground consisting of tunnels on different levels, having niches for urns or sarcophagi.
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Loculus
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A recess in an ancient catacomb or tomb, where a body or cinerary urn was placed.
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Syncretism
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A process whereby artists assimilate images and ideas from other traditions or cultures and give them new meanings.
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Good Shepherd
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In the New Testament, a title given to Jesus Christ.
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Orant
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The representation of a standing figure praying with outstretched and upraised arms.
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Alpha and Omega
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The beginning and the end. In the Greek alphabet they are the first and last letters.
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Longitudinal Plan
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Any structure designed with a rectangular shape.
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Central-Plan
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Any structure designed with a primary central space surrounded by symmetrical areas on each side.
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Ambulatory
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The passage around the apse in a basilican church or around the central space in a central-plan building.
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Putto/Putti
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A plump, naked little boy, often winged; used in secular, non-religious pieces.
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Pendentive
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A constructive device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room.
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Icon
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An image representing a sacred figure.
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Iconoclasm
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The banning or destruction of images, especially icons and religious art.
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Iconophile
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From the Greek for lovers of images.
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Iconostasis
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The partition screen in a Byzantine or Orthodox Church between the sanctuary and the body of the church and displays icons.
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Encaustic
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A painting medium using pigments mixed with hot wax.
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Theotokos
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A title of the Virfin Mary as the Mother of the incarnate Son of God.
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Quran
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The sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras; revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
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Hiijra
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The migration or journey of the prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina between June 21 and July 2 in 622 AD.
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Hajj
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The obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca, the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.
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Kaaba
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A cube-shaped building in the Great Mosque of Mecca, the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine, the direction of prayer, containing the Black Stone believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham.
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Aniconism
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A symbolic representation ospposing the use of icons or visual depictions of living creatures or religious figures.
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Calligraphy
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Handwriting and lettering as a fine art form.
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Mosque
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An edifice used for communal Islamic worship.
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Minaret
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A tower on or near a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer five times a day.
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Quibla
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The direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during Salah.
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Mihrab
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In a mosque, a niche or decorative panel that designates the direction of Mecca.
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Ablaq Masonry
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A position of stone of contrasting colors.
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Juggled Voussoirs
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Interlocking jigsaw-shaped stone blocks used to build an arch.
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Muqarnas
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Small components stacked as units in arches and domes.
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Wooden Strapwork
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A type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands.
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Lusterware
Definition
Ceramic pottery decorated with metallic glazes.
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