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AHIS 101 Test 1 Objects

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"Head of a Woman" Paleolithic Period The Grotto du Pape, Brassempouy, France 20,000 BCE

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  1. 1—"Head of a Woman"
    Paleolithic Period
    The Grotto du Pape, Brassempouy, France
    20,000 BCE    "Head of a Woman" Paleolithic Period The Grotto du Pape, Brassempouy, France 20,000 BCE
  2. 2—"Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison"
    Paleolithic Period
    The well of the cave at Lascaux, France
    15,000 BCE    "Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison" Paleolithic Period The well of the cave at Lascaux, France 15,000 BCE
  3. 3—"Human figure"
    Neolithic Period
    Ain Ghazal, Jordan
    6,500 BCE    "Human figure" Neolithic Period Ain Ghazal, Jordan 6,500 BCE
  4. 4—"Aerial view of Stonehenge"
    Neolithic Period
    Salisbury Plain, England
    2,000 BCE    "Aerial view of Stonehenge" Neolithic Period Salisbury Plain, England 2,000 BCE
  5. 5—"Female head (Inanna?)"
    Sumerian Period
    Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq
    3,000 BCE    "Female head (Inanna?)" Sumerian Period Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq 3,000 BCE
  6. 6—"Presentation of offerings to Inanna (Warka Vase)"
    Sumerian Period
    Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq
    3,000 BCE    "Presentation of offerings to Inanna (Warka Vase)" Sumerian Period Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq 3,000 BCE
  7. 7—"War side of the Standard of Ur"
    Sumerian Period
    Royal Cemetary, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq
    2,600 BCE    "War side of the Standard of Ur" Sumerian Period Royal Cemetary, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq 2,600 BCE
  8. 8—"Sound box of the bull-headed harp"
    Sumerian Period
    Royal Cemetary, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq
    2,500 BCE    "Sound box of the bull-headed harp" Sumerian Period Royal Cemetary, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq 2,500 BCE
  9. 9—"Victory stele of Naram-Sin"
    Akkadian Period
    Susa, Iran
    2,250 BCE    "Victory stele of Naram-Sin" Akkadian Period Susa, Iran 2,250 BCE
  10. 10—"Head of an Akkadian ruler"
    Akkadian Period
    Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik), Iraq
    2,200 BCE    "Head of an Akkadian ruler" Akkadian Period Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik), Iraq 2,200 BCE
  11. 11—"Ziggurat (northeastern façade with restored stairs)"
    Neo-Sumerian & Babylonian Period
    Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq
    2,100 BCE    "Ziggurat (northeastern façade with restored stairs)" Neo-Sumerian & Babylonian Period Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq 2,100 BCE
  12. 12—"Stele with laws of Hammurabi"
    Neo-Sumerian & Babylonian Period
    Babylon, Iraq
    Found at Susa, Iran
    1,780 BCE    "Stele with laws of Hammurabi" Neo-Sumerian & Babylonian Period Babylon, Iraq Found at Susa, Iran 1,780 BCE
  13. 13—"Lamassu (man-headed winged bull)"
    Hittite & Assyrian Period
    The citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad), Iraq
    710 BCE    "Lamassu (man-headed winged bull)" Hittite & Assyrian Period The citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad), Iraq 710 BCE
  14. 14—"Ishtar Gate (restored)"
    Neo-Babylonian Period
    Babylon, Iraq
    575 BCE    "Ishtar Gate (restored)" Neo-Babylonian Period Babylon, Iraq 575 BCE
  15. 15—"Palette of King Narmer"
    Pre-Dynastic & Early Dynastic Period
    Hierakonpolis, Egypt
    3,000 BCE    "Palette of King Narmer" Pre-Dynastic & Early Dynastic Period Hierakonpolis, Egypt 3,000 BCE
  16. 16—"Detail of the façade of the north palace of the mortuary precinct of Djoser"
    Pre-Dynastic & Early Dynastic Period
    Saqqara, Egypt
    2,620 BCE    "Detail of the façade of the north palace of the mortuary precinct of Djoser" Pre-Dynastic & Early Dynastic Period Saqqara, Egypt 2,620 BCE
  17. 17—"Model of the pyramid complex"
    Old Kingdom Period
    Gizeh, Egypt
    2,500 BCE    "Model of the pyramid complex" Old Kingdom Period Gizeh, Egypt 2,500 BCE
  18. 18—"Khafre enthroned"
    Old Kingdom Period
    Gizeh, Egypt
    2,500 BCE    "Khafre enthroned" Old Kingdom Period Gizeh, Egypt 2,500 BCE
  19. 19—"Seated scribe"
    Old Kingdom Period
    Saqqara, Egypt
    2,500 BCE    "Seated scribe" Old Kingdom Period Saqqara, Egypt 2,500 BCE
  20. 20—"Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt"
    Old Kingdom Period
    The mastaba of Ti, Saqqara, Egypt
    2,400 BCE    "Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt" Old Kingdom Period The mastaba of Ti, Saqqara, Egypt 2,400 BCE
  21. 21—"Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (looking southwest)"
    New Kingdom Period
    Deir el-Bahri, Egypt
    1,450 BCE    "Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (looking southwest)" New Kingdom Period Deir el-Bahri, Egypt 1,450 BCE
  22. 22—"Model of the hypostyle hall"
    New Kingdom Period
    Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt
    1,250 BCE    "Model of the hypostyle hall" New Kingdom Period Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt 1,250 BCE
  23. 23—"Akhenaton"
    Amarna Period
    The temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt
    1,350 BCE    "Akhenaton" Amarna Period The temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt 1,350 BCE
  24. 24—"Bust of Nefertiti"
    Amarna Period
    Amarna, Egypt
    1,350 BCE
    By Thutmose    "Bust of Nefertiti" Amarna Period Amarna, Egypt 1,350 BCE By Thutmose
  25. 25—"Portrait of Tiye"
    Amarna Period
    Ghurab, Egypt
    1,350 BCE    "Portrait of Tiye" Amarna Period Ghurab, Egypt 1,350 BCE
  26. 26—"Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters"
    Amarna Period
    Amarna, Egypt
    1,350 BCE    "Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters" Amarna Period Amarna, Egypt 1,350 BCE
  27. 27—"Death mask of Tutankhamen"
    Post-Amarna Period
    The innermost coffin in his tomb at Thebes, Egypt
    1,323 BCE    "Death mask of Tutankhamen" Post-Amarna Period The innermost coffin in his tomb at Thebes, Egypt 1,323 BCE
  28. 28—"Painted chest"
    Post-Amarna Period
    Tomb of Tutankhamen, Thebes, Egypt
    1,330 BCE    "Painted chest" Post-Amarna Period Tomb of Tutankhamen, Thebes, Egypt 1,330 BCE
  29. 29—"Male lyre player"
    Cycladic Period
    Keros (Cyclades), Greece
    2,500 BCE    "Male lyre player" Cycladic Period Keros (Cyclades), Greece 2,500 BCE
  30. 30—"Stairwell"
    Minoan Period
    The residential quarter of the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece
    1,500 BCE    "Stairwell" Minoan Period The residential quarter of the palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece 1,500 BCE
  31. 31—"Minoan woman or goddess (La Parisienne)"
    Minoan Period
    The palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece
    1,400 BCE    "Minoan woman or goddess (La Parisienne)" Minoan Period The palace at Knossos (Crete), Greece 1,400 BCE
  32. 32—"Landscape with swallows (Spring Fresco)"
    Minoan Period
    Akrotiri, Thera (Cyclades), Greece
    1,650 BCE    "Landscape with swallows (Spring Fresco)" Minoan Period Akrotiri, Thera (Cyclades), Greece 1,650 BCE
  33. 33—"Sarcophagus"
    Minoan Period
    Hagia Triada (Crete), Greece
    1,400 BCE    "Sarcophagus" Minoan Period Hagia Triada (Crete), Greece 1,400 BCE
  34. 34—"Young god(?)"
    Minoan Period
    Palaikastro (Crete), Greece
    1,500 BCE    "Young god(?)" Minoan Period Palaikastro (Crete), Greece 1,500 BCE
  35. 35—"Harvester Vase"
    Minoan Period
    Hagia Triada (Crete), Greece
    1,500 BCE    "Harvester Vase" Minoan Period Hagia Triada (Crete), Greece 1,500 BCE
  36. 36—"Lion Gate"
    Mycenean Period
    Mycenae, Greece
    1,300 BCE    "Lion Gate" Mycenean Period Mycenae, Greece 1,300 BCE
  37. 37—"Restored view of the megaron"
    Mycenean Period
    Palace of Nestor, Pylos, Greece
    1,300 BCE    "Restored view of the megaron" Mycenean Period Palace of Nestor, Pylos, Greece 1,300 BCE
  38. 38—"Corbel vaulted gallery"
    Mycenean Period
    The circuit wall of the citadel, Tiryns, Greece
    1,300 BCE    "Corbel vaulted gallery" Mycenean Period The circuit wall of the citadel, Tiryns, Greece 1,300 BCE
  39. 39—"Vault"
    Mycenean Period
    The tholos of the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece
    1,300 BCE    "Vault" Mycenean Period The tholos of the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece 1,300 BCE
  40. 40—"Funerary Mask"
    Mycenean Period
    Mycenae, Greece
    1,500 BCE    "Funerary Mask" Mycenean Period Mycenae, Greece 1,500 BCE
  41. 41—"Geometric krater"
    Geometric Period
    The Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece
    740 BCE    "Geometric krater" Geometric Period The Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece 740 BCE
  42. 42—"Hero and centaur (Herakles and Nessos?)"
    Geometric Period
    Olympia, Greece
    740 BCE    "Hero and centaur (Herakles and Nessos?)" Geometric Period Olympia, Greece 740 BCE
  43. 43—"Temple A sculpture"
    "Orientalizing" Period
    Prinias, Greece
    625 BE    "Temple A sculpture" "Orientalizing" Period Prinias, Greece 625 BE
  44. 44—"Plan of Temple A"
    "Orientalizing" Period
    Prinias, Greece
    625 BCE    "Plan of Temple A" "Orientalizing" Period Prinias, Greece 625 BCE
  45. 45—"Kouros"
    Archaic Period
    Greece
    600 BCE    "Kouros" Archaic Period Greece 600 BCE
  46. 46—"Kroisos"
    Archaic Period
    Anavysos, Greece
    530 BCE    "Kroisos" Archaic Period Anavysos, Greece 530 BCE
  47. 47—"Temple of Hera I ("Basilica")"
    Archaic Period
    Paestum, Italy
    550 BCE    "Temple of Hera I ("Basilica")" Archaic Period Paestum, Italy 550 BCE
  48. 48—"West pediment"
    Archaic Period
    Temple of Artemis, Corfu, Greece
    600 BCE    "West pediment" Archaic Period Temple of Artemis, Corfu, Greece 600 BCE
  49. 49—"Reconstruction drawing of the Siphnian Treasury"
    Archaic Period
    Delphi, Greece
    530 BCE    "Reconstruction drawing of the Siphnian Treasury" Archaic Period Delphi, Greece 530 BCE
  50. 50—"Francois Vase (Athenian black-figure volute krater)"
    Archaic Period
    Chiusi, Italy
    570 BCE
    By Kleitias and Ergotimos    "Francois Vase (Athenian black-figure volute krater)" Archaic Period Chiusi, Italy 570 BCE By Kleitias and Ergotimos
  51. 51—"Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game (detail from an Athenian black-figure amphora)"
    Archaic Period
    Vulci, Italy
    530 BCE
    By Exekias    "Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game (detail from an Athenian black-figure amphora)" Archaic Period Vulci, Italy 530 BCE By Exekias
  52. 52—"Herakles wrestling Antaios (detail of an Athenian red-figure calyx krater)"
    Archaic Period
    Cerveteri, Italy
    510 BCE
    By Euphronios    "Herakles wrestling Antaios (detail of an Athenian red-figure calyx krater)" Archaic Period Cerveteri, Italy 510 BCE By Euphronios
  53. 53—"Dying warrior, from the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia"
    Archaic Period
    Aegina, Greece
    500 BCE    "Dying warrior, from the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia" Archaic Period Aegina, Greece 500 BCE
  54. 54—"Dying warrior, from the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia"
    Archaic Period
    Aegina, Greece
    480 BCE    "Dying warrior, from the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia" Archaic Period Aegina, Greece 480 BCE
  55. 55—"East pediment from the Temple of Zeus"
    Classical Period
    Olympia, Greece
    450 BCE    "East pediment from the Temple of Zeus" Classical Period Olympia, Greece 450 BCE
  56. 56—"Seer"
    Classical Period
    The east pediment of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
    450 BCE    "Seer" Classical Period The east pediment of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece 450 BCE
  57. 57SteleCarved stone slab erected to commemorate a historic event or mark a grave.
    Ex: Victory stele of Naram-Sin
  58. 58LintelHorizontal beam supported by columns or piers in a basic structural system
    Ex: Stonehenge
  59. 59Composite ViewAn artistic mode in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the figure is shown frontally (also called twisted perspective).
    Ex: Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt
  60. 60LamassuWinged, human-headed bull, usually associated with a guardian in Mesopotamian art
    Ex: The lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II
  61. 61RegisterOne of a series of superimposed bands or friezes in a pictorial narrative, or the particular levels on which motifs are placed.
    Ex: Warka vase
  62. 62FriezeA horizontal band of sculpted or painted detail
    Ex: Warka vase
  63. 63ZigguratA monumental stepped platform for a Mesopotamian temple
    Ex: The ziggurat at Ur
  64. 64ReliefSculptures with figures projecting from the background to which they are attached.
    Ex: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
  65. 65MastabaRectangular Egyptian tomb with sloping sides, flat top, and underground burial chamber.
    Ex: Ti's mastaba
  66. 66SerdabChamber for the statue of the deceased in a mastaba or pyramid tomb
    Ex: Ti's mastaba?
  67. 67Canopic JarThe container in which the organs of the deceased in ancient Egypt were placed for later burial with the mummy.
    Ex: Those in Tutankhamen's tomb
  68. 68ColonnadeA series or row of columns, usually spanned by lintels.
    Ex: Temple of Hera I
  69. 69Fresco SeccoA painting (or the technique of painting) on dry lime plaster.
    Ex: Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt
  70. 70ClerestoryRaised area of a building with windows in supporting walls to admit light.
    Ex: Hypostyle hall in Karnak
  71. 71Hypostyle HallA large structure consisting of a roof supported by rows of columns.
    Ex: Karnak
  72. 72Pylon TempleA temple whose entrance is a massive gateway wall with sloping sides.
    Ex: Karnak
  73. 73TholosA circular, beehive-shaped tomb (Aegean) or, more generally, a circular structure. generally in the classical style.
    Ex: Vault at the Treasury of Atreus
  74. 74MegaronPrinciple hall in an Aegean palace, often subdivided with columns; possible ancestor to the Greek temple plan.
    Ex: The megaron at the Palace of Nestor
  75. 75PolisAn ancient Greek city-state
    Ex: Athens
  76. 76ChryselephantineA form of sculpture incorporating gold and ivory.
    Ex: The "young god" from Palaikastro
  77. 77Cyclopean MasonryMassive cut stones forming fortification walls of Aegean cities such as Tiryns and Mycenae.
    Ex: Corbel vaulted gallery at Tiryns
  78. 78Corbel Arch"False arch," built with layers of stone cantilevered out to form an arch.
    Ex: Corbel vaulted gallery at Tiryns
  79. 79KraterAn ancient Greek wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water.
    Ex: Geometric krater from Dipylon cemetery
  80. 80AmphoraA two-handled jar used for general storage purposes.
    Ex: Achilles and Ajax jar
  81. 81Geometric StyleEarly style of Greek art characterized by abstract angular motifs and horizontal lines:
    Ex: The geometric krater from Dipylon cemetery
  82. 82PedimentThe triangular space at the end of a building formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the colonnade.
    Ex: Temple of Zeus
  83. 83CellaThe chamber at the center of an ancient temple.
    Ex: Formerly present at Temple of Hera I
  84. 84CapitalThe uppermost part of a column.
    Ex: Detail from the façade of the north palace of the mortuary precinct of Djoser
  85. 85EntasisA convex tapering in the shaft of the column.
    Ex: Temple of Hera I
  86. 86EntablaturePart of a building above the columns and below the roof.
    Ex: Temple of Zeus
  87. 87AgoraAn open square or space used for public meetings or business in ancient Greek cities.
    Ex: Delphi?
  88. 88PeristyleIn ancient Greek temples, the colonnade around the cella and its porches.
    Ex: Temple of Hera I

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