midterm 1 Flashcards
two bison
Material: limestone
Size: 2 ft long
Location: le Tuc D’Audoubert Cave, France
Other info: in cave, clay taken from dif part in cave, meant to be shown lying down, after hunt perhaps
From exam:
True or false
- this scene was used to celebrate successful hunt
- this depiction may allude to previous cave paintings of animals
woman of wilendorf
Material: limestone
Size: 4”
Location: wilendorf, Austria
Other info: idealized shape (enlarged breasts and stomach), represent women as a whole, previously known as venus
From exam:
- Material
- was she a symbol of fertility
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woman holding a bison horn
Material: stone, traces of red paint
Size: 1.5 ft
Location: cave
Other info: touching belly (fertility), above cave as protection
human with a feline head
Material: Ivory
Size: small
Location: germany
Other info: connect human and animal powers, taking on the power of a lion
stone henge
Material: stone
Size: large
Location: uk/england
Other info: used it to map the sun, knew when eclipse were coming and used it as a weapon to threaten enemies
On exam
nasca hummingbird
Material: field
Size: large
Location: Peru (between foothills and mountains)
Other info: geolyth, earth drawings, not meant for people to see, only those above
On exam
tomb of emperor nintoku and haniwa figure
Material: trees, water
Size: large
Location: Sakai, Japan
Other info: presence after death, shintoism, trees represent life after death
Warrior:
Material: clay
Size: 4’3”
other info: guarded tomb, protect the living from the dead too
newgrange tomb
Material: stone, dirt
Size: large
Location: Ireland
Other info: spirals (continuity, repetition as a guide), during winter solstice you’d see a ray of light on the floor, corbelled dome (“capturing” dead space)
On exam:
True or false
- this place was near stone henge
- had corbelled dome
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stepped pyramid of djoser
Material: stone?
Size: large
Location: saqqara, egypt
Other info: wanted to stand out, carved out space for himself from the public, designed by Imhotep (first architect named in history), built in 3 stages (wasn’t big enough the first 2 times), translated existing ideas into stone (mimic tree trunks)
On exam
Material
A. Stone, B. Clay, C. Fired brick, D. Sundries brick
T or f
- was a ___ tomb in first stage of building
- was part of palace setting
great pyramids of giza
Material: stone
Size: large
Location: giza, outside of cairo, egypt
General info: alignment with night sky, oriens belt
Khufu: largest, grandfather
Khafre:
Menkaure: smallest, died fast, 1 chamber, far less perfect than the others
great ziggurat, Ur
Material:
Size:
Location: akkadian,
Other info: small hill, put temple atop it, would be an office, food storage, priest housing, etc
Great stuppa, sanchi
Material: stone
Size: large
Location: India
Other info: monestary, built for pilgramage, look at the images as you walk around it to enter, 4 gateways with individual teachings, controlling access
Exam
Location
- space for many people to say communal prayer
- 4 gates as protected entry
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persepolis
Material: stone (ruins)
Size: large
Location: Iran
Other info: created for celebration of festivals, for people to come celebrate the king, depicted visitors on the walls, alexander the great - destroyed everything
catal huyuk
Material:
Size:
Location: Turkey
Other info: no roads, people would travel by roof, 3000 people would have lived there, defence mechanism of limited access, wall paintings (community of hunters), bull room, seated woman,
teotihuacan
Material:
Size: large
Location: Mexico
Other info: pyramid of the sun/moon, temple of the serpent, avenue of the sun, resembled mountain, tunnels under for tombs, largest city in the world at the time, 83 cm units,
Exam:
Location
T or f
- measurement of 5 ft
- small urban city that served as …
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pueblo bonito
Material:
Size: large
Location: new mexico, USA
Other info: circles, community
machu pichu
Material:
Size: large
Location: peru, inca
Other info: limited access, blocks made to fit wall as they were building it
Exam:
T or f
- on high plateau in front of mountains
- skilled brickwork
- Spaniards inhabited for a while
-
judgement of hunefer
Material: book
Size:
Location: egypt
Other info:
Exam:
Location
T or f
- depicted something from “book of the dead”
- showed gods coming down
- showed the right way to live
-
lamassu
Material: limestone
Size: 13’10”
Location:
Other info: man headed, winged bull, guarded the threshold,
ishtar gate
Material:
Size:
Location: babylon, now berlin
Other info: entrance to the city
Exam:
T or f
- guarded city as protection
- animals on it had meaning
- redone every so often
great shrine of ise
Material: wood?
Size: large
Location: Japan
Other info: sun goddess amatersau, rebuilt every 20 yrs
temple of amun, kamak
Material:
Size:
Location: Egypt
Other info:
hatshepsut with offering jars
Material: red granite
Size:
Location: Egypt
Other info: first female pharaoh, on her knees, humbling herself before the gods, doesn’t use male symbols to symbolize her power/authority
Exam:
T or f
- depicted typical pharaoh in false beard, short skirt, headdress
- depicted female pharaoh
- found in a pyramid tomb
seated scribe
Material: painted limestone
Size: 1’9”
Location: saqqara
Other info: eye contact, no manual labour, member of high court
Exam
- depicted pharaoh
- material
-
senenmut with princess nefrura
Material: granite
Size: 3’ ½“ high
Location: thebes
Other info: cared more about what he did than how he looked, showed princess to depict his close connection with the royal family
Exam
- material
- made to house pharaohs soul
- found in a pyramid
- depicted high court member
akhenaten
Material:
Size: 13’ (huge)
Location: temple of atan, karnak
Other info: wanted to be different, change to monotheism, closed temples, made his own, changed how pharoh is depicted. elongated face,
Exam
shield jaguar and lady xoc
Material: limestone
Size: 3’7” x 2’6”
Location: Yaxchilan, Mexico
Other info: pain, responsibility of leadership, making a statement, wounds need time to heal
Exam
- location
- material
head of akkadian ruler
Material: copper
Size: life sized
Location: NINIVEH
Other info: masculinity, leadership, eyes and ears removed
stele with the law code of hammurabi
Material: basalt
Size: 7’4”
Location: Susa
Other info: over 300 laws, laws given as a privilege, not penalty, penalty is based on social standing, god has 4 rows of horns, very important, man arm raised, symbol of respect for the god
Exam
- depicted the new system of law and order …
- material
- 300 smth
gudea of lagash
Material: calcite
Size: human sized?
Location: neo-sumerian tradition
Other info: naked shoulder: allusion to physical power, hands together: praying pose, wanted image to function for eternity, river: aquated with power of water, bringing prosperity. NO beard, young looking in comparison to previous images
Exam
- more than 20 surviving figures
- figures were meant to be in temples
- material
queen of the night
Material: terracotta
Size: 1’ 7½ “
Location: Iraq (babylon?)
Other info: horns, animal helpers, idea of being exposed (naked), fertility, power in nudity
death of the Buddha
Material: granulite
Size: 10’ x 46’ (massive)
Location: Sri Lanka
Other info: idea that death is peaceful, like going to sleep, goal to achieve enlightenment and accept life is not permanent
Exam
- showed Buddha sleeping
- showed Buddha achieving enlightenment
- size
-
portrait of the priest shunjobo chogen
Material: wood
Size: 2’ 8” (small)
Location: Japan
Other info: showing peace of being old, wisdom, age, already seeing the bigger picture
standard of ur (peace and war)
Material: wood, lapaz luzi, limestone
Size: 8” x 1’7” (small)
Location: Iraq
Other info: one side destroying the enemy, taking them as slaves, other side shows good life if you win, slaves doing work and bringing things to ruler
Terracotta Army
Material: terracotta
Size: 5’11”
Location: China
Other info: next to burial mound, placed in complete formations, different levels of strength (archers, officers, warriors, etc), very detailed,
Exam
- built around emperors body
- realistic features
epidauros theatre
Material:
Size: huge
Location: Greece
Other info: for tragedies and comedies, resolve conflict with the gods, front row more comfortably carved, catharsis, 12-14 k seats
ti watching hippo hunt
Material: painting
Size: tomb sized?
Location: saqqara, egypt
Other info: tomb of ti, hippos evil
li cheng: a solitary temple and clearing peaks
Material: ink on silk
Size: 3’8” x 1’10”
Location: China
Other info: northern song period, pathway to a higher power, separation between close and far, allows viewer to place themself in the image on a scale of how enlightened they feel they are
ma yuan: on a mountain path in spring
Material: ink and colour on silk
Size:
Location: China
Other info: not about what is in the image but rather whats not, allows the viewer to decide what they see
