Global Medieval Art Flashcards

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  • title or designation
  • culture of origin
  • date of creation
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  • title or designation: Buddha
  • culture of origin: Bamiyan, Afghanistan; Gandharan
  • date of creation: c. 400–800 CE (Destroyed in 2,001)
  • materials: Cut Rock with Plaster and Polychrome Paint

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  • title or designation: Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings
  • culture of origin: Montezuma County, Colorado; Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi)
  • date of creation: 450–1,300 CE
  • materials: Sandstone

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  • title or designation: Gold and Jade Crown
  • culture of origin: Three Kingdoms Period; Silla Kingdom, Korea
  • style: Metalwork
  • date of creation: Fifth to Sixth Century CE

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  • title or designation: Longmen Caves
  • culture of origin: Luoyang, China; Tang Dynasty
  • date of creation: 493–1,127 CE
  • materials: Limestone

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  • title or designation: Jowo Rinpoche
  • culture of origin: The Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, Tibet; Yarlung Dynasty
  • style: Gilt Metals
  • date of creation: Believed to Have Been Brought to Tibet in 641 CE
  • materials: Gilt Metals with Semiprecious Stones, Pearls, and Paint; Various Offerings

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  • title or designation: Nan Madol
  • culture of origin: Pohnpei, Micronesia; Saudeleur Dynasty
  • date of creation: c. 700–1,600 CE
  • materials: Basalt Boulders and Prismatic Columns

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  • title or designation: Yaxchilán
  • culture of origin: Chiapas, Mexico; Maya
  • style: Architectural Complex
  • date of creation: 725 CE
  • materials: Limestone

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  • name of artist
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  • title or designation: Todai-ji
  • name of artist: Various Artists, Including Sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School
  • culture of origin: Nara, Japan
  • style: Sculpture and Architecture
  • date of creation: 743 CE; Rebuilt c. 1,700 CE
  • materials: Sculpture: Bronze and wood; Architecture: Wood with Ceramic-Tile Roofing

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  • title or designation: Borobudur Temple
  • culture of origin: Central Java, Indonesia; Sailendra Dynasty
  • date of creation: c. 750–842 CE
  • materials: Volcanic-Stone Masonry

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  • title or designation: Great Mosque
  • culture of origin: Córdoba, Spain; Umayyad
  • date of creation: c. 785–786 CE
  • materials: Stone Masonry

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  • title or designation: Folio from a Qur’an
  • culture of origin: Arab, North Africa, or Near East; Abbasid
  • date of creation: c. Eighth to Ninth Century CE
  • materials: Ink, Color, and Gold Parchment

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  • title or designation: Angkor, the Temple of Angkor Wat, and the City of Angkor Thom
  • culture of origin: Cambodia; Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
  • date of creation: c. 800–1,400 CE
  • materials: Stone Masonry, Sandstone

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  • title or designation: Lakshmana Temple
  • culture of origin: Khajuraho, India; Hindu, Chandella Dynasty
  • date of creation: c. 930–950 CE
  • materials: Sandstone

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  • title or designation: Pyxis of al-Mughira
  • culture of origin: Umayyad
  • date of creation: c. 968 CE
  • materials: Ivory

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  • title or designation: Conical Tower and Circular Wall of Great Zimbabwe
  • culture of origin: Shona Peoples (Southeastern Zimbabwe)
  • date of creation: c. 1,000–1,400 CE
  • materials: Coursed Granite Blocks

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  • title or designation: Travelers among Mountains and Streams
  • name of artist: Fan Kuan
  • date of creation: c. 1,000 CE
  • materials: Ink and Colors on Silk

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  • culture of origin
  • style
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  • title or designation: Church of Sainte-Foy
  • culture of origin: Conques, France; Romanesque
  • style: Architecture, Tympanum, and Reliquary
  • date of creation: Church: c 1,050–1,130 CE; Reliquary of Saint Foy: Ninth Century CE, with Later Additions
  • materials: Architecture: Stone; Tympanum: Stone and Paint; Reliquary: Gold, Silver, Gemstones, and Enamel over Wood

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  • title or designation: Shive as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
  • culture of origin: Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu), Chola Dynasty
  • date of creation: c. 11th Century CE
  • materials: Cast Bronze

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  • title or designation: Great Serpent Mound
  • culture of origin: Adams County, Southern Ohio; Mississippian (Eastern Woodlands)
  • style: Earthwork / Effigy Mound
  • date of creation: c. 1,070 CE

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  • materials

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  • title or designation: Moai on Platform (ahu)
  • culture of origin: Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
  • date of creation: c. 1,100–1,600 CE
  • materials: Volcanic Tuff Figures on Basalt Base

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