Greek Art Vocab Flashcards
literally a “high city,”
a Greek Temple on a hill
Acropolis
a two handed Greek storage jar
Amphora
a plain, unornamented lintel on the entablature.
Architrave
a building column that is shaped like a human figure
Caryatid(male:atlantid)
the main room of a Greek temple where the god is housed
Cella
a graceful arrangement of the body based on tilted shoulders and hips and bent knees.
Contrapposto
a projecting ledge over a wall.
Cornice
the upper story of a Greek temple.
Entablature
a horizontal band of sculpture.
Frieze
an oven used for making pottery
Kiln
an archaic Greek sculpture of a standing youth.
Kouros (female:kore)
a large Greek bowl used for mixing water and wine.
Krater
a Greek drinking cup.
Kylix
a small relief sculpture on the facade of a Greek temple.
Metope
a decoration using piece of stone, marble, or colored glass, called tesserae that are cemented to a wall or a floor.
Mosaic
the triangular top of a temple that contains sculpture.
Pediment
a gateway leading to a Greek temple.
Propylaeum (plural: propylaea)
sculpture that projects from a flat background. A very shallow Relief sculpture is called a bas-relief.
Relief sculpture
the body of a column.
Shaft
an ancient Greek circular shrine.
Tholos
a projecting grooved element alternating with a metope on a Greek temple.
Trigylph
