Prehistoric Art
Ancient Near East-Mesopotamian Art
Ancient Egypt Art
100
Great or extreme
What is monumental?
100
a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple
What is ziggurat?
100
the supposed spiritual part of an individual human being or god, which survived (with the soul) after death and could reside in a statue of the person.
What is Ka?
200
Difficult to understand and has no known meaning.
What is enigma?
200
adornment on utensils or works of art in the form of a frontal view of an animal head or bust of a human
What is protomes?
200
an ancient Egyptian tomb rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof, consisting of an underground burial chamber with rooms above it (at ground level) in which to store offerings.
What is mastabas?
300
a representation of an animal or human from two simultaneous viewpoints
What is twisted perspective?
300
large hypostyle hall
What is apadana?
300
a row of columns supporting a roof, or arcade
What is colonnade?
400
Two or more circles which have the same center point
What is concentric circles?
400
a sculpture, carving, or molding.
What is bas-relief?
400
monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple
What is pylon?
500
structure consisting of two large vertical stones (posts) supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top (lintel). It is commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments
What is trilithon?
500
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
What is theocracy?
500
is an ancient Egyptian tomb structure that served as a chamber for the Ka statue of a deceased individual.
What is serdab?