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True Arch |
A true arch is made up of wedge-shaped blocks , called voussoirs, with a key stone in the center holding them into place.weight is transferred from one voussoir down to the next, from the top of the arch to ground level |
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Barrel Vault |
A barrel vault is simply an extended or elongated True Arch. |
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Dome |
A dome is a rounded vault that has been rotated around its central vertical axis. |
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Corbeled arch vs True Arch |
a true arch is formed with a continuous line of wedge-shaped stones, while a corbel arch is formed by a series of overlapping stones (in which each stone juts out farther than the one below). Compared with a true arch, a corbel arch is less stable, and less efficient at converting tensile force into compressive force |
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Biconical Cinerary Urn with bowl-type lid Biconical cinerary urns covered with bowl-like lids were used in the burial rites of the ancient Villanovan culture. It is hand built from Biconical cinerary urns using the coil technique. The urns were decorated with incised designs and the handles were embellished with modeled animal forms. |
Name: Biconical Cinerary Urn with bowl-type lid Medium: Impasto Place: British Museum, London Date: 9th Century BCE Period: Villanovan |
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Crested Helmet from Taraquinia The helmet is made up of 2 thin sheets of bronze riveted together. The helmet has an elegant curved and pointed crest. The decoration is made up of bosses framing incised designs. |
Name: Crested Helmet from Taraquinia Medium: Bronze Place: British Museum London Date: 800-750 BCE Period: Villanovan |
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Hut Urn from the Cavalupo necropolis The villanovans practiced cremation and placed the ashes and bones in a cinerary urn. The Urns reflect the primitive houses in which the Villanovans lived in. The urns lid is the huts roof with crossed beams ending in a V. |
Name: Hut urn from the Cavalupo necropolis Medium: Impasto Place: Museo nationale di villa Giulia, Rome Date: 8th Century BCE Period: Villanovan |
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Apulu/Apollo from Veii The statue differs slightly from the greco- romans. In many traditional statues of Apollo, he is naked (to show that he is the model for youthful beauty). However, in this one, he is fully clothed and unsymetrical. Also, most apollo statues are usually stationary or reclining on a tree, but in this one he is in a dynamic full stride. |
Name: Apulu/Apollo from Veii Medium: Terracotta Place: National Etruscan Museum, Rome Date: 500 BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Reconstruction of an Etruscan Temple, based on descriptions by Vitruvius |
Name: Reconstruction of an Etruscan Temple, based on descriptions by Vitruvius Medium: Place: Tuscany Date: 500 BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Plan and drawing of an Etruscan temple, based on descriptions by Vitruvius |
Name: Plan and drawing of an Etruscan Temple, based on descriptions by Vitruvius Medium: Place: Tuscany Date: 500 BCE Period: Etruscan |
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She-Wolf The sculpture is somewhat larger than life-size.The wolf is depicted in a tense, watchful pose, with alert ears and glaring eyes watching for danger. By contrast, the human twins (romulus and Remus) - executed in a completely different style - are oblivious to their surroundings, absorbed by their suckling. |
Name: She-Wolf Medium: Bronze, glass-paste eyes Place: Capitoline Museum, Rome Date: 500 BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Wounded Chimera The Chimera is a combination of 3 animal- Lion, Goat and serpent. The statue shows the creature under attack: the Chimaera, roaring menacingly, draws backward as if to spring, with the lion’s claws bared and now eyes originally fixed on an attacker. The goats head is flopped over and is wounded. The lions body has also been wounded and the snake is trying to protect them. |
Name: Wounded CHimera Medium: Bronze Place: Museo Archeologico, Florence Date: Early 4th Century BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Etruscan tombs: Exterior view of 3 tumuli These tombs often took the shape of Etruscan homes and included roof beams and thatching carved into the ceilings. On the walls and pillars of the tomb are carved a variety of objects that would be used by the dead in the afterlife, from everyday to specialty objects including dining utensils, helmets, and swords. Some tombs include painted scenes relating to Etruscan culture and society. |
Name: Etruscan tombs: Exterior view of 3 tumuli Medium: Tufa Place: Cerveteri, Italy Date: 3rd Century BCE, Period: Etruscan |
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Burial Chamber, Tomb of the Reliefs The tomb takes its name from a series of painted stucco reliefs that cover the walls of the tomb chamber itself. The entire tomb and all of its features have been carved from the bedrock. The central block of the room has been styled to resemble the dining couches (klinai) of the ancient world.The decoration mimics the interior of an aristocratic house that is prepared to host a banquet / drinking party. |
Name: Burial Chamber Medium: Tufa, stucco, and polychrome Place: Cerveteri, Italy Date: 3rd Century BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Tomb of the Shields and Chairs The Tomb of the Shields is a large and complex hypogeum with four doorways. Its name derived by the fact that walls of the room at the rear of the tomb are decorated with numerous golden shields. A number of scenes are painted on the entrance wall, showing members of the Velcha family, the tomb occupants. |
Name: Tomb of the Shields and Chairs, Cerveteri Medium: Tufa Place: Cerveteri, Italy Date: 600 BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Sarcophagus with reclining couple The Sarcophagus with reclining couple depicts a married couple reclining at a banquet together in the afterlife. The portrayal of a married couple sharing a banqueting couch is distinctly an Etruscan style; in contrast, Greek vases depicting banquet scenes reflect the custom that only men attended dinner parties. The smiling faces with their almond-shaped eyes and long braided hair, reveal Greek influence |
Name: Sarcophagus with reclining couple Medium: Terracotta Place: Cervetari Date: 520 BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Sarcophagus lid with husband and wife |
Name: Sarcophagus lid with husband and wife Medium: Marble Place: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Date: 350-300 BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Head of a bearded man, called Brutus The portrait is hyper-realistic and demonstrates a serious man, with a strong sense character. There is a use of brutal realism, not hiding any flaws because the purpose of the work was to show who exactly the portrait figure was and to show what the person really looked like. His military personality demonstrates that he would have been regarded with a great deal of respect and as a very important public figure |
Name: Head of a bearded man, called Brutus Medium: Bronze Place: Capitoline Museum, Rome Date: 1st century BCE Period: Etruscan |
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The Orator This statue has a sense of modest realism, portraying the character as he was in life. He is raising his hands as if he is addressing the public. His head, with his close-cropped hair and signs of age in the face, resembles portraits produced in Rome at the same time. |
Name: The Orator Medium: Bronze Place: Museo Archeologico, Florence Date: Early 1st Century BCE Period: Etruscan |
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Porta Augusta This image shows the gates of Porta Augusta. It was designed with Greek architectural ideas. Although the arch was used in Greece, it is the Romans that made wide-spread use of it. The arch in the picture is a barrel vault made up of many wedge shaped blocks, held in place by a key-stone. |
Name: Porta Augusta Medium: Masonry Place: Perugia, Italy Date: 310 BCE Period: Etrucan |
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Temple of Portunus The Temple is dedicated to the God Portunus—The God of the river port. Although this ground plan is typical of Etruscan temple architecture, the columns are in the Greek Ionic order, a combination characteristic of the architecture of the Roman Republican period. |
Name: Temple of Portunus Medium: Tufa and Travertine, coated in stucco Place: Rome Date: Late 2nd Century BCE Period: Architecture of Republican Rome |
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Pont du Gard The pont du Gard aquadact is one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture in the area. The aqueduct has 3 levels and is made primarily from yellow limestone. It is 50 km long and supplied the people of Nimes with fresh mountain water. |
Name: Pont du Gard Medium: Place: Nimes Date: 20-16 BCE Period: |
