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adobe
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sun-dried brick made of clay and straw
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amphora
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a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body
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ben-ben
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A stone resembling an obelisk, representative of a sun ray
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black-figure technique
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a style of ancient Greek pottery painting in which the decoration appears as black silhouettes on a red background
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burin
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a prehistoric pointed or chisellike flint tool used for incising
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cartouche
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an oval containing a royal Egyptian name
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caryatid
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a sculptured female figure used as a column
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colonnade
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a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof
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cool color
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a color that is calming; gives the appearance of receding (green,blue or violet)
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corbel
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a piece of stone jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight
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Cro-magnon
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early group of homo-sapiens known for producing art
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cromlech
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A prehistoric monument consisting of monoliths encircling a mound.
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cuneiform
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"wedge-shaped" writing of the Sumerians
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di sotto in su
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"Seen from below" an illusionistic technique used for ceilings to provide perspective. The elements above the viewer are rendered as if viewed in true vanishing point perspective.
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dolmen
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two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone
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earth colors
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colors obtained from mining, usually made of compound metals;(yellow,ochre,umber)
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flute
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a channel, groove, or furrow, as on the shaft of a column
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fresco
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paintings done on wet plaster, while a secco paintings are completed on dried plaster
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gesso
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a prepared surface of plaster or plasterlike material for painting
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hieroglyphics
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ancient egyptian writing
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hypostyle hall
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a flat ceiling which is supported by columns,the central avenue are of greater height than those of the side aisles, and this admits of openings in the wall above the smaller columns, through which light is admitted over the aisle roof
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iconography
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symbolic representation, esp. the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
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incising
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etching or carving into a surface
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isocephaly
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the arrangement of figures so that the heads are at the same height(on the same line)
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ka
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spiritual soul of the dead
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kiln
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a large stove or oven in which pottery is fired
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lapis lazuli
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precious blue gemstone used to ornate
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lintel
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A horizontal structural member, such as a beam or stone, that spans an opening
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mastaba
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arabic for "bench," a flatroofed, mudbrick, rectangular building with sloping sides that marked the burial site of many eminent Egyptians
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megalith
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A very large stone used in various prehistoric architectures or monumental structures
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menhir
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an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others
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monolith
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a single block or piece of stone of considerable size, esp. when used in architecture or sculpture
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mural
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a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
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necropolis
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a cemetery, esp. one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
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oeuvre
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the whole of an artist's output or work
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papyrus
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a material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid together, soaked, pressed, and dried, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans
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pilaster
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a slightly-projecting column built into or onto a wall
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pillar
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an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material,used as a building support
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plinth
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the lower mouldings of a podium, or column/pillar
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post and lintel
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a horizontal member is supported by two vertical beams at either end
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potsherds
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broken pottery discarded by earlier civilizations that provides archaeological information.
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provenance
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where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
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red-figure technique
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the background is filled in with black paint and only the figures' details are painted red
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relief
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the projection of a figure or part from the ground or plane on which it is formed, as in sculpture
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repousse'
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a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side
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sarcophagus
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a stone coffin
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serdab
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a closed room containing a statue
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shaman
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a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces
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stele
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An upright stone or slab with an inscribed or sculptured surface, used as a monument or as a commemorative tablet
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stylus
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a writing utensil,usually refers to a narrow, elongated staff
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symmetry
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esthetic balance that is achieved by having one side correspond exactly to the other side
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tectiform
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shapes resemblin man-made structures found on the walls of Paleolithic caves
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tempera
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a water paint used in this technique in which the egg-water or egg-oil emulsion is used as a binder
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terra cotta
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a hard, fired clay, brownish-red in color when unglazed, that is used for architectural ornaments and facings, structural units, pottery, and as a material for sculpture
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tholos
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a subterranean domed tomb chamber of the Mycenaean age
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totem
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an animal or object considered to be a symbol of a given family or clan
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trabeated
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the use of horizontal beams or lintels which are borne up by columns or posts
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trilithon
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a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone.
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trompe l'oeil
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visual deception, esp. in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities
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value
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degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
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warm color
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a color intended to be exciting, emphatic and affirmative; seems to advance or project(red, orange or yello)
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ziggurat
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a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Sumerians
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zoomorphism
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the representation of gods in the form or with the attributes of an animal
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