Exam 1: Art 110

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1	1	Venus of Willendorf, limestone, Austria, 28,000- 25,000 BCE, linestone
2	2	Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux, France, 15,000-13,000 BCE
3	3	Rhinoceros, wounded man, bison, Lascaux, France. 15,000-13,000 BCE
4	4	Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England, 2550-1600 BCE
5	5	Standard of Ur, Iraq 2600 BCE, wood, shells, Lapis lazuli, red limestone
6	6	Bull-headed lyre, tomb 789 (King's Grave) Royal Cemetery, Ur, Iraq 2600 BCE
7	7	Head of Akkadian Ruler, Nineveh, Iraq 2250-2200 BCE
8	8	Stele of law Code of Hammurabi, Susa, Iran 1780 BCE
9	9	Lamassu, Citadel of Sargon 2, Dur Sharrukin, Iraq 720-705 BCE
10	10	Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq 575 BCE, glazed brick
11	11	Death Mask of Tutankhamen, Thebes, Egypt 1323 BCE
12	12	Palette of King Narmer, From Hierakonpolis, Egypt 3000 BCE
13	13	Imhotep, Stepped pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt 2630-2611 BCE
14	14	Great Pyramids, Gizeh, Egypt, Dynasty IV., Pharaos Khafre, Khufu and Menkaure 2500 BCE
15	15	Thutmose, Queen Nefertiti, from Amarna, Egypt 135301335 BCE
16	16	Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters, from Amarna, Egypt 1353-1335 BCE
17	17	Inner Coffin, Tutankhamen ,Thebes, Egypt 1323 BCE
18	18	Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt 1290-1224 BCE
19	19	Minoan woman or goddess, from the palace of knossos, Greece 1450-1400BCE
20	20	Bull-leaping Fresco, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, 1450-1400 BCE
21	21	Octpous Jar, Palaikasto (Crete) 1500 BCE
22	22	Lion Gate: Mycenae, Greece, 1300-1250 BCE
23	23	Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece 1300-1250 BCE
24	24	Golden Funerary Mask, Mycenae, Greece, 1600-1500 BCE1
25	25	Human Figure, Ain Ghazal, Jordan 6750-6250 BCE, Plaster, BITUMEN
26	Paleolithicum	Old Stone Age, around 30,000 BC; Artifacts: necklaces, statuettes, paintings, engravings,...
27	Neolithicum	New Stone Age, around 9000 BC.
28	Lintel	Cross beam of a door, mostly stone.
29	Cuneiform	Wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
30	Mesopotamia	Land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (today: Iraq). Cradle of civilization.
31	Ziggurat	Trapezoid shaped platform built by Sumerians as a base for a temple.
32	Composite View	The depiction of a figure in which the single body parts are shown from their most...
33	Stele	An upright stone or slab with an inscribed or sculptured surface, used as a monument...
34	Citadel	A citadel is a fortress for protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle. The...
35	Lamassu	In Assyrian Art, winged, human-headed bull monsters guarding a building. They are usually...
36	Pharaoh	Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. The term began as...
37	Papyrus	Papyrus is an ancient form of paper, made from the papyrus plant, which grows wild in the marshes...
38	Palette	Stone slab with depression to mix a substance (color).
39	Hieroglyphs	Hieroglyphs are a system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians, using a combination of logographic,...
40	Ka	Ka: Term used in Ancient Egypt to describe the life force.
41	Mastaba	A Mastaba (Arabic, “bench”) is an early Egyptian grave type in the shape of a trapezoid....
42	Fresco	Italian for “fresh.” Wall painting on wet plaster. The oppisite = Secco (Italian for “dry”). Repoussé:...