Belief Systems (1) base info + function Flashcards
unit 2 artist-era/movement-location-year-material-function
White Temple & Ziggurat
Sumerian (iraq)
3500 BCE
Mud brick/earth
place of worship/cityhall
Votive Figures
Sumerian (iraq)
2700 BCE
Gypsum/shell/black limestone
represent worshippers
Seated Scribe
Egypt old kingdom
2620-2500 BCE
painted limestone
ka(spirit) has place to go after body decomposes
Great Pyramids
Egypt old kingdom
2580-2510 BCE
Limestone
protect burial sites/be remembered
Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak
Egypt new kingdom
1250 BCE
sandstone
worship/simulate creation story
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Egypt new kingdom
1479-1458 BCE
stone/earth
worship/support her successors
Tut’s tomb & death mask
Egypt new kingdom
1323 BCE
gold/enamel
protect tut/keep items of afterlife/show royalty
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer
Egypt new kingdom
1275 BCE
papyrus
guide book into the afterlife
Athenian Agora
Greece
450 BCE
Stone
public meeting/gathering space
Parthenon at the acropolis
Iktinos and Kallikrates
Classic Greek
447-432 BCE
Marble
Worship (multiple religions) /House statue of athena
Plaque of the Ergastines from the Parthenon
Phidias
Classic Greek
445-438 BCE
Marble relief
display festival where women are involved
Nike Adjusting Her Sandal from Temple of Athena Nike
Phidias
Classic Greek
410 BCE
Marble relief
Temple devoted to her
Helios & Dionysus at the Parthenon
Phidias
Classic Greek
447-410 BCE
Marble
Birth of Athena
Grave Stele of Hegeso
Classic Greek
410 BCE
Marble/paint
express wealth/power/eliteness of Hegeso
Great Altar of Zeus and Athena
Hellenistic Greek
200 BCE
Marble
worship/depict Zeus’ strength in the gigantomachy