ART HISTORY I - Terms (PART 1)

A period in human history that is distinguished by the original stone tools

A period of human history in which polished stone implements prevailed and persisted until the use of bronze mental implements

A scientific method of determining the age of an object, based on the presence of the carbon-14 in organic material

A large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument

A form of construction in which two upright posts support a horizontal beam

Made of sun dried clay, usually combined with organic materials

A horizontal section of a work, usually a clearly defined band or line

A logo syllabic script that was used to write several languages

An image or object created as a devotional offering to a deity

A technique that is sometimes used in visual arts, in which figures in art are scaled in proportion to their perceived significance

A carved stone slab that is placed upright and often features commemorative imagery and or inscriptions

A stepped pyramid or tower-like structure in a Mesopotamian temple complex

A type of written script that uses conventionalized signs to represent concepts, sounds, or words

A large cemetery, Greek for city of the dead

A massive, flat topped rectangular tomb building with slanted side walls, built of either mud brick or cut stone

Statues intended to provide a resting place of the person after death

A narrow chamber either concealed or accessible only by narrow passage which contains a statue of the deceased

A monumental stone pyramid built using stacked platforms or steps

A celestial being bearing a human head, bull's body, sometimes with the horns and the ears of a bull, and wings

A container for human remains

Carving that is sunken into an area and does not project above the surface

A rectangular stone pillar with a pyramid top, usually a landmark or a monument to a person or event

Ancient text generally written on paprys about how to get into the afterlife

The materials, objects, and technologies that accompany everyday life

Having an animal like form

Ancient rectangular cauldrons standing on four legs and with two facing handles

The name given to the composite animal mask frequently found on bronzes

A roof made of stone slabs that progressively overlap to create a dome, topped with a capstone

A type of deep rectangular burial structure, containing a floor of pebbles, walls of rubble masonry

A round, vaulted building, often a tomb, shaped like a beehive

A wall or ceiling painting on wet plaster, wet pigment merges with the plaster, and once hardened the painting becomes an integral part of the wall