Ancient Near East
An artistic principle indicates that larger figures represent more important people
What is hierarchy of scale?
This period from 2575-2150 BCE is often called the "Age of the Pyramids"
What is the Old Kingdom?
Three Etruscan couches used for reclining while dining.
What is triclinium?
The term for an archaic Greek sculpture of a standing youth, grave marker.
What is KOUROS?
This term refers to a large burial area, literally meaning "city of the dead"
What is a Necropolis?
A writing system that used wedge or arrowhead-shaped strokes
What is cuneiform?
This female pharaoh ruled during the New Kingdom and is considered one of the most successful woman rulers
Who is Hatshepsut?
This goddess was the primary deity honored in the Parthenon
Who is Athena?
During this period, Greek sculptors developed the contrapposto stance and focused on ideal human proportions
What is the Classical Period?
A hard ceramic clay used for building and making pottery that was commonly used by Etruscan artists
What is Terracotta?
Body-surrogates placed in temples to offer prayers and worship on behalf of individuals who commissioned them.
What is Votive Figure?
This pharaoh introduced monotheism and dramatically changed Egyptian art during the Amarna Period
Who is Akhenaten?
This term describes an Egyptian temple hall with a roof supported by many columns
What is a Hypostyle Hall?
Known for dramatic, emotional sculptures that captured moments in time and depicted a wide range of ages
What is the Hellenistic Period?
This painting technique involves applying water-based paint that bonds with a freshly plastered wall, creating a durable and long-lasting artwork
What is a Fresco?
Who created this famous legal code carved on a basalt stele?
Who is Hammurabi of Babylon?
This predynastic artifact depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, and serves a ceremonial purpose.
What is the Palette of King Narmer?
This relief technique involves carving figures deeply into a surface so they seem to project forward
What is sunken relief?
This mythological battle between giants and Olympian gods was often depicted in Hellenistic art
What is the Gigantomachy?
An Etruscan artwork that depicts men and women as relatively equal.
What is the Sarcophagus of the Spouses?
What 3 materials was the Standard of Ur primarily constructed from?
Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone.
This sacred shape related to the sun cult was fundamental in pyramid construction, forged of gold, found at the peak of the great pyramids
What is the Benben?
Protective spirit creatures with human heads, eagle wings, and bull or lion bodies that symbolized royal authority and protection in Mesopotamia.
What is Lamassu?
The bronze casting method where a wax model is melted away to create a mold for metal sculpture
What is lost-wax casting?
Three-room configuration of a temple.
What is a CELLA?