vocab Flashcards
tutelary figure
a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation.
axial plan
the entrance in straight ahead on the mountain
pylon
massage, sloping gateways
pylon temple
courtyard that leads to a darker room through a hall
hypostyle
a roof supported by columns
perstyle
surrounded by columns
ashlar masonry
group of persusly cut stone
courses
rows of brick or stone
regesters
a band that tells a story
hierarchy of scale
the bigger things are in the picher the more important they are
necropolis
burial ground or city of the dead
votive
connected to a vow giving, offered, expressed of desire
cannon
set of rules or stings we see over and over again in cultures
ziggurat
a built raised platform with four sloping sides
composite figure
when a figure is part of more then one animal