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Gardner's art through the ages, the western perspective, antiquity. ch 1-3
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10/10/2011

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Composite View/Twisted Perspective
Definition
A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally; also called twisted perspective.
Deer Hunt, Catal Hoyuk
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Megalith
Definition
"Great Stone" (Greek) A large, roughly hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures.
Stonehenge
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Paleolithic
Definition
The "old" stone age, during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings.
30,000-9,000 BCE
Venus of Willendorf
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Pictographs
Definition
A picture, usually stylized, that represents an idea; also, writing using such means; also, painting on rock.
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Cuneiform
Definition
A system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia, in which wedge-shaped characters were produced by pressing a stylus into a soft clay tablet, which was then baked/hardened
Stele with law code of Hammurabi
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Frieze
Definition
Bands of reliefs (register)
Warka Vase
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Register
Definition
Band of relief (frieze)
Warka Vase
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Ground-line
Definition
The horizontal base of the composition that figures would stand on.
Warka Vase
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer- Book of the dead
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Hierarchy of scale
Definition
An artistic convention in which greater size indicated greater importance.
Palette of King Narmer
Book of the Dead
Warka Vase
Standard of Ur
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Votive
Definition
A gift of gratitude to a diety
Worka Vase
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Nemes
Definition
In ancient Egypt, the linen headdress worn by the pharaoh, with the uraeus cobra of kinship on the front.
Khafre Enthroned
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Uraeus
Definition
Egyptian cobra
Hatshepsut with offering jars
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Bilateral Symmetry
Definition
Having the same forms on either side of a central axis
Hatshepsut with offering jars
Khafre Enthroned
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Central Axis
Definition
Having the same forms on either side of a central axis
Hatshepsut with offering jars
Khafre Enthroned
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Ma'at
Definition
Goddess of truth, balance, justice, and order. The harmony with the world and the God's that was reflected in the Egyptian human art form.
Book of the dead,
Khafre Enthroned
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Amarna period
Definition
Period of rebellion toward traditional religion and art. Led by Akhenaton, monotheism was enforced and the rules of Maat in art was stretched
Akhenaton
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Mastaba
Definition
Funerary structure with sloping sides over top of a tomb chamber connected with the outside by a shaft.
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Necropolis
Definition
Large burial area or cemetery
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Capital
Definition
The top of a column
In Djoser's mortuary precinct, the capital's were papyrus
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Engaged Column
Definition
Half rounded column attached to a wall.
These were also found in Djoser's mortuary precinct
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Mortuary Temple
Definition
Temple erected for the worship of a deceased pharaoh
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
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Ashlar Masonry
Definition
carefully cut and regularly shaped blocks of stone used in construction, fitted together without mortar.
Method used to build the great pyramids of Gizah
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Ka
Definition
The immortal human lifeforce.
Statue of Ka was placed in a mastaba with the sarcophagus
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Canopic Jar
Definition
The container for which organs were placed in to be buried with the mummy
Term
Osiris
Definition
God of the Underworld
Book of the Dead
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer
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Horus
Definition
Represented as a falcon, pharaohs are associated with Horus in life, and Osiris in death.
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer
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Anubis
Definition
Jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife
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Pylon
Definition
The wide entrance gateway of an Egyptian temple, characterized by its sloping walls
Temple of Amen-Ra
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Axial Plan
Definition
Longitudinal organization of buildings along a central axis
Temple of Amen-Ra
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Hypostyle Hall
Definition
A hall with a roof supported by columns
Temple of Amen-Re
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Lamassu
Definition
Assyrian guardian in the forma of a man-headed winged bull
Citadel of Sargon II
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Apadana
Definition
The great audience hall in ancient Persian palaces
Persepolis
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