This is the most elaborate burial structure of Old Kingdom Egypt.
What is a Pyramid?
100
This relief sculpture depicts the gods entertained by mortals.
What is The Panatheanic Processional Frieze?
100
This stele was created to publicly display Ancient Near Eastern laws.
What is The Code of Hammurabi?
100
This character trait is exemplified by the head of the Ancient Near Eastern Lamassu.
What is human intelligence?
100
This Greek kouros statue functioned as a grave marker and was erected for a soldier who died in battle.
Who is Kroisos?
200
These bench-like burial structures predate the Pyramids.
What are mastabas?
200
This high relief work at the acropolis depicts a female goddess in an awkward, humanized pose.
What is Nike adjusting her sandal?
200
This painting technique layers pigment over wet plaster.
What is fresco?
200
In the Islamic Book of Kings depicts Bahrum Gur battling a Karg, which is described by art historians as this mythical beast:
What is a unicorn?
200
The Altar of Zeus at Pergamon depicts the giants battling this goddess
Who is Athena?
300
This civilization is known for terracotta sarcophagi depicting married couples in a reclined posture.
What is Etruscan?
300
This triangular space located above the entablature of a Greek temple typically houses sculpture.
What is a pediment?
300
This technique incorporates hot wax and pigment rubbed onto the surface of sculpture, providing long lasting color.
What is encaustic?
300
The Pyramids at Giza are protected by this colossal beast.
What is the Sphinx?
300
This female Pharaoh was depicted as both a male and a female throughout her reign.
Who was Hatshepsut?
400
This blue semi-precious stone was used to decorate the grave mask and innermost coffin of King Tut.
What is Lapis Lazuli?
400
This double-sided Egyptian stele was created to hold ceremonial makeup.
The Palette of Narmer?
400
This subtractive form of Greek vase work required the artist to carve away the surface of dark glazed pottery with a sharp stylus, exposing the light clay beneath.
What is Black Figure vase work?
400
Before its destruction by Vespasian, the Colossus of Nero once stood at this famed architectural site in ancient Rome.
What is the Colosseum
400
A heroic nude statue of Trajan once stood atop his triumphal column, but was melted down and replaced with a sculpture of this apostle.
Who is St. Peter?
500
These underground tunnels were used for Early Christian burials.
What are catacombs?
500
The columns at the Temple of Amun-Re are carved in this relief technique.
What is sunken relief?
500
The Erectheion at the Acropolis site is said to have trident marks left by this god in the ground surface.
Who is Poseidon?
500
Early Christian depictions of the story of Jonah and the Whale typically prefigure the death and resurrection of Christ. These scenes frequently appear in this architectural space.
What is a catacomb?
500
This sculpture depicts the first known example of a goddess rendered in the nude.