Week 4 Flashcards
What is fresco?
Fresco is paint on wet plaster, the paint becomes part of the wall, not just on surface, more durable.
What is cyclopean masonry?
Cyclopean masonry is massive stones that are used to build a citadel.
What does Polychromatic mean?
Polychromatic means of two or more colors, multicolored.
What does faience mean?
Faience is a term for tin-glazed pottery.
What is a citadel?
A citadel is a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting a city.
What is a corbel arch?
A corbel arch is an arch like construction method that uses the method of corbeling to span a space or void in a structure. Usually in entrance ways.
What is a corbel arch?
A corbel arch is an arch like construction method that uses the method of corbeling to span a space or void in a structure. Usually in entrance ways.
What is a tholos?
A tholos is a circular building with a conical or vaulted roof.
What is the significance of Figure of a woman (Cycladic)?
The significance is that it symbolizes a mother or goddess and could be associated with fertility and rebirth.
What is the significance of the Palace complex at Knossos (Minoan)?
The significance is in its antiquity (age), the different cultural layers, its size, and its popularity. Location of Bull leaping Fresco.
What is the significance of the Bull Leaping (Minoan)?
The Bull Leaping was made off Fresco and displayed in the palace complex at Knossos. It portrayed the bull sport of leaping over a bull.
What was the significance of Young Fisherman with his catch, fresco (Minoan)?
The meaning of this work could be a youth offering fish as a part of a religious ceremony.
What is the significance of the Octopus vase (Minoan)?
The significance is that this vase is an example of elite Minoan ceramic manufacture. It was inspired by the sea.
What is the significance of the Lion Gate, Citadel at Mycenae (Mycenaean)?
The significance of the Lion Gate is the power shown by the lions, the relieving arch design, and the cyclopean masonry.
What is the significance of Tholos or Treasury of Atreus?
This was the resting place of someone important and it had a corbelled dome.
