General Vocab
Anything that is made from clay
What is ceramics?
The column style with the simplest capital and no base
What is the Doric order?
This Ancient Classical sculpture was famous for depicting the ideal human proportions and its use of contrapposto
What is the Doryphoros?
An large scale embroidery which depicts the Battle of Hastings
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
This culture was the first to create paved roads, concrete, and the arch
Who were the Romans?
In a piece of artwork, when the most important figure is larger than any other figure
What is hierarchy of scale?
The structure that is the destination of Muslims making the Hajj
What is the Kaaba?
This prehistoric sculpture was probably originally used as a pestle
What is the Ambum Stone?
This Egyptian piece was part of a Book of the Dead and contains multiple registers and a continuous narrative
What is the Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer?
The culture that created the first written code of law
Who are the Babylonians?
A hall that has a roof that is supported by multiple rows of columns
What is a hypostyle hall?
These two churches are a combination of the basilica and central plan
What is San Vitale and Hagia Sophia?
This small, hand-held metal piece uses filagree and chasing techniques to create details in the metal
What is the Looped Fibula?
This piece is mostly likely a copy of an Ancient Greek fresco that no longer exists
What is the Alexander Mosaic?
This culture created religious icons, but then briefly banned them because they were worried that people would worship them
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The name of any piece of artwork that contains Mary holding the dead body of Jesus on her lap or in her arms
What is a Pieta?
This was used by the builders of Stonehenge to connect the top horizontal stone with the two vertical stones below it
What is mortise and tenon?
This bust is an example of a veristic portrait
What is the Head of a Roman Patrician?
This Islamic illuminated manuscript was influenced by Chinese paintings (two possible answers)
What is Bahram Gur Fights the Karg?
What is the Court of Gayumars?
This Islamic dynasty ruled most of Northern India from the 16th to 18th centuries CE
What is the Mughal Dynasty?
The name of decorations using repeating polygonal shapes with no gaps between them - used mainly in Islamic art
What are tessellations?
The gardens in Persia that the Alhambra and Taj Mahal based their gardens off of
What are the Charbagh Gardens?
This prehistoric piece may have been some sort of fertility symbol
What is the Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine?
This illuminated manuscript includes zoomorphic patterns and is also an example of horror vacui
What is the Cross Page from the Books of Matthew?
The group of people who were ruled by Sargon II
Who were the Assyrians?