Prehistoric
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Aegean
Ancient Greece
100
Was this sculpture big or small? And what was its FUNCTION?
Small, portable, and carried for good luck in hunting
Bison made from reindeer antler (10,000 BC)
100
What is most significant about this style/interpretation of a human sculpture?
Their eyes which are said to be the "windows the soul"
Sumerian Votive Statues
100
What was the purpose of this statue?
To house the "Ka" / souls to be taken to the afterlife
Menkaure/Mycernius and His Queen, Old Kingdom
100
This painting is done using pigment fused to plaster called...
Fresco
100
Who was this a sculpture of? And what did it represent?
"Kouros" or statue of youth -- life-size nude of stylized ideal athlete (during Archaic period)
200
Why was this woman interpreted in this style of art?
To symbolize fertility and procreation
Venus/Woman of Willendorf
200
What was the importance building these temples with such giant staircases?
1) Dry desert land was prone to annual flooding
2) Symbol of reaching the high heavens
Ziggurat
200
What was this used for and why was it important?
It's a make-up palette to create eyeliner which protected their eyes from the glaring sun
Palette of King Narmer, Predynastic
200
This example of incredible masonry and architecture is called...
Corbel Vault
Beehive tomb, Mycenaean
200
This sculpture is considered the greatest work of ___ period for its ___ effect.
Hellenistic; motion/wind
Nike of Samothrace
300
What period was this created in?
Neolithic period (New Stone Age)
Jericho skulls
300
What did the 2 sides of this artwork show?
Daily life of people during times of War and Peace
Standard of Ur, Sumerian
300
Why is this pharaoh interpreted as half lion? What was it made for?
Cats were sacred in Egypt and this was created to be a spiritual guardian to protect the pyramids.
The Great Sphinx (Khafre), Old Kingdom
300
What was this low-relief sculptured part of the gateway called and what was its purpose?
Relieving triangle to be lighter in weight and create an corbel arch
The Lion's Gate, Mycenaean
300
What period was this vase painting in?
Geometric period
400
What is the main theory on the purpose of this?
Hunting rituals/target practice
Cave paintings in Lascaux, France
400
What was the symbolism of this low-relief sculpture?
Power over nature
Dying Lioness, Assyrian
400
Who was credited to create this first pyramid and for who?
Imhotep, first known artist in all history, created this for King Djoser
Step Pyramid, Old Kingdom
400
Minoan architecture is most recognizable from this feature...
Bright red columns that taper at the bottom
Knossos in Crete
400
Where was this statue originally located and what was that called?
Triangular portion of Parthenon -- pediment
"The Fallen Warrior", Temple of Aphaia, Archaic period
"The Fallen Warrior", Temple of Aphaia, Archaic period
500
With the way the stones are stacked like this structure, what 2 terms label this kind of architecture construction?
Post & Lintel
Stonehenge in Salisbury, UK
500
This low-relief sculpture demonstrated what Hammurabi was most famous for...?
Creating the "Code of Laws" / the first government
Stele of Hammurabi, Babylonian
500
Which pharaoh made the tallest of pyramid?
Khufu, son of Khafre (2nd tallest), and grandson of Menkaure (smallest), at 480 feet high!
Great Pyramids of Giza, Old Kingdom
500
Who was this and what part did he play in Aegean art history?
Homer, writer of epic poems like The Odyssey and Illiad, who inspired archeologist Heinrich Schliemann to find the Citadel of Mycenae ruins
500
What kind of column order does this structure have?
Doric AND Ionic columns
Parthenon, Classic temple