Guide 2 Flashcards
Votive
Wide eyed human-like figures (usually in prayer) solely used for religious purposes as a way of showing respect to divinity
Ziggurat
Mound or mountain stepped pyramids dedicated to gods or high figures
Stela
Stone slab to memorialize something
Cuneiform
Earliest form of the written language with wedge shaped marked pressed into clay invented by the Sumerians
Register
Horizontal band of printed or carved writing or images
Incised (intaglio)
carving into a hard surface of a stone with a sharp object for printing
Monumental
Size of something
or
A work of art as a monument
Crenellation
Alternating high and low sections of a wall, giving a notched appearance and creating permanent defensive shields on top of fortified buildings