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Nude Woman (Venus of Willendorf)PrehistoricFertility sculpture, emphasizes things that are important womanly features such as breasts and hips. 4 inches tall; made of stone"In the Round"
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Rhinoceros, Wounded man, and Disemboweled BisonPrehistoric
Cave painting, drawn with charcoalImportance: Man is less detailed than animals |
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Stele with Law Code of HammurabiBabylonian ArtStele: lists all offensives and punishments Reliefe Sculpture: Carved into stone wall
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Ishtar GateBabylonian ArtIshtar, the main goddess of BabylonZiggarot for Ishtar, protected and glorified the city
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Palette of King NarmerEgyptian Palettes were used to keep makeup, this one is exaggerated in size meaning it was used for religious or ceremonial purposes. Uses hierarchical scale to depict the importance of the king. Includes the kings name; partuffe (early signature)
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The Great Pyramids of Gizeh-Egyptian
-Located across the river from Cairo-Includes anything the dean may need in the afterlife-Consists of 3 large pyramids for 3 generations of kings and 3 small pyramids for eldest's wives. -Shape: religious meaning, the sun is at the top, rays coming down. -Cross section of bottom lines up with Orion's Belt-Took 75 years to build |
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Menkaure and Khamerernebty -Egyptian
-Pharaoh and his wife-Significance: Similar features means they were considered equals |
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Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut-Egyptian-Designed into the landscape, which represents how Hatshepsut was meant to be ruler-Built on an Axial Plane for crowd control, long axis forced crowds to follow a certain path. -Cut out of the bedrock and surrounded by plants
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Death Mask of Tutankhamen-Egyptian
-Placed on mummified body |
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Bull-Leaping Fresco-Greek-Located in the palace complex at Knossos-Medium: Wet fresco-Men>Woman: Woman light, men dark.
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Kritios Boy-Greek-Weight Shift: Monumental, shows movement. Humanism displayed in art.
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Parthenon (Acropolis)-Greek-Honors different aspects of Athens-Doric: The perfect structure
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Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)-Greek/Classical-Artist: Polykleitos; wanted to find the perfect proportions for the human figure-Titled his own work Canon which means; guidelines, rules, laws.
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Nike of Samothrace-Greek/Hellinistic-Shows movement/ Wet drapery-A nike is a victorious goddess
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Laocoon-Greek/Hellenistic -Emotional
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