Egyptian
The Hypostyle Hall at the temple of Amun-Re at Karnak most likely includes columns resembling blossoming papyrus stalks within the enormous dimly lit interior to evoke in visitors the impression of what?
Witnessing the creation of the world, entering a sacred labyrinth, or receiving a vision from the afterlife
Witnessing the creation of the world arising from the primordial sea
The Pantheon in Rome is believed to have been built as what?
A temple dedicated to the worship of gods
The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes was built circa?
520-465 B.C.E.
The Seated Boxer was created in the style associated with which ancient culture?
Hellenistic Greece
The Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus demonstrates a change from earlier Roman relief sculpture relating to its form in what way?
Rejection of perspective to create a crowded scene of chaos
The creator of Tutankhamun's innermost coffin depicted the pharaoh holding the crook and flail most likely to assert what?
Tutankhamun's power and authority beyond the earthly realm
Ancient Roman audiences would have most likely responded to the experience of entering the Pantheon in what way?
With surprise, because the vast circular interior is not suggested by the columned rectilinear facade.
The Audience Hall (Apadana) at Persepolis reveals the vastness of the Persian Empire by?
Including artistic styles and and materials from the different cultures ruled by the Persians.
The seated boxer was created using what technique?
Lost wax casting
Apollodoros of Damascus in included which of the following components in his overall design of the Forum of Trajan?
An amphitheater, a multilevel public marketplace, a central library, or a sculptural program that contained obelisks
A multilevel public market
The relief of Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters was most likely originally displayed where?
In a household shrine used for private worship
In order to support the immense weight of the of the Pantheon's dome, Roman architects used what?
A thick-walled rotunda on which the coffered dome rests
The sculptural program on the stairs leading to the apadana reflects the function of the Audience Hall as the seat of the Persian King by depicting what?
An important deity, a mythological battle, portraits of the king, or Foreign representatives carrying offerings
Foreign representatives carrying offerings
Unlike earlier depictions of athletes from the culture in which it was produced, The Seated Boxer features wounds, scars, and a broken nose due to the periods increased interest in what?
Interest in human emotions and empathy
The changes in artistic practices during the Amarna period that are exemplified by Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters were most likely caused by what?
The introduction of new religious beliefs
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters demonstrates continuity within Ancient Egyptian artistic traditions through what formal qualities?
Its depiction of figures in composite poses
The inscription 'Marcus Agrippa, having been consul three times, built it' in the entablature frieze was included most likely to reference the what?
Consul who had commissioned an earlier structure on the site.
How do the visual characteristics of the statues of the Votive Figures from the Square Temple at Eshnunna reflect the religious context in which they were originally intended to function?
They're depicted with large eyes and prayerful gestures to illustrate their eternal attendance and devotion to the diety on a donor's behalf
In a naturalistic pose, The Seated Boxer is most similar to which of the following works?
Doryphoros Spear Bearer) or Nike Adjusting Her Sandal
Nike Adjusting Her Sandal
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters demonstrates change within Ancient Egyptian artistic traditions through its rendering of what differently?
Rendering of the human body with elongated curvilinear forms
The statue of Augustus of Prima Porta is the most similar to which of the following works:
Doryphoros (Spear Bearer), Winged Victory of Samothrace, or Anavysos Kouros?
Why?
Doryphoros because of its idealized proportions and contrapposto
Although the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena Pergamon was created as a religious structure, analysis of its sculptural program within its original context suggests that the structure also served to do what?
Celebrate an important military victory over the Attalid Dynasty