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Ancient Art: Mediterranean Tradition

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black figure
adjective
vase painting in Greece 7-6 centuries BCE featuring figures painted in black slip on a red clay body
cartouche
noun
oval or oblong shape enclosing characters that represent the name of a sovereign
cuneiform
adjective
slim wedge-shaped characters used in writing circa 30 - 4 BCE
cylinder seals
noun
small carved circular object used to impress a design in wet clay
enamel
noun
a glassy opaque substance with a pattern or design applied to the surface of metal or ceramic
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hieratic
adjective
ancient Egyptian writing of abridged forms of hieroglyphics, used by the priests in their records
hieratic scale
noun
in which important items are represented larger in comparison to other items in an image
hieroglyphic
adjective
pictographic script, with symbols that are recognizable pictures of the things represented
hypostyle hall
noun
having a flat roof supported by columns
iconography
noun
symbolic representation of images with their associated conventional meaning
lamassu
noun
hybrid symbolic creature, such as a winged bull
mastaba
noun
ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud brick, with sloping sides and a flat roof
necropolis
noun
a historic or prehistoric burial ground
palettes
noun
slate object with flat surfaces carved with scenes or motifs often used as a votive offering
pictograph
noun
a prehistoric cave drawing containing symbolic drawing
pylons
noun
a pair of monumental towers with sloping sides and a doorway between them at a temple entrance
sarcophagus
noun
stone coffin bearing sculptures and inscriptions displayed as a monument
stele
noun
a prepared surface on the face of a rock bearing an inscription
stylus
noun
instrument used for writing on waxed tablets, with one pointed end for incising letters
veneer
noun
to overlay or face with thin decorative sheets of fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell
votive
adjective
offered, given or dedicated in accordance with a vow
ziggurat
noun
Sumerian temple in the form of a pyramid, consisting of a series of terraces

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