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| Greek, “high city.” In ancient Greece, usually the site of the city’s most important temple(s). |
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| A curved structural member that spans an opening and is generally composed of wedge-shaped blocks (voussoirs) that transmit the downward pressure laterally. |
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| A projecting wall member used as a support for some element in the superstructure. Also, courses of stone or brick in which each course projects beyond the one beneath it. |
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| A vault formed by the piling of stone blocks in horizontal courses, cantilevered inward until the two walls meet in an arch. |
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| In masonry construction, a horizontal row of stone blocks. |
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| The pre-Greek art of the Cycladic Islands. |
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| Construction using massive, irregular blocks without mortar. |
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| The passage leading to a tholos tomb. |
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| The pre-Greek art of the Greek mainland. |
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| An ancient Greek wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water. |
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| The large reception hall in a Mycenaean palace, fronted by an open, two-columned porch. |
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| The pre-Greek art of Crete. |
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| The late phase of Helladic art. |
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| A roofed colonnade; also an entrance porch. |
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| Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, leaving the impression on the face. The metal is hammered into a hollow mold of wood or some other pliable material and finished with a graver. |
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| Freestanding figures, carved or modeled in three dimensions. |
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| Hard-baked clay, used for sculpture and as a building material. |
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| A temple with a circular plan. |
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| In ancient Greece, a small building set up for the safe storage of votive offerings. |
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