Flashcards for Asian Art Midterm

Plain of Jars

Where is the Plain of Jars?

Xianghkhoung Plateau, Laos

What periods was the Plain of Jars inhabited?

Neolithic to Bronze-Age

What materials were these vessels carved out of?

Sandstone, granite, and limestone boulders

What is the suggested function of the Plain of Jars?

Mortuary

How were the lids of the jars decorated in Laos?

Reliefs

During the Neolithic Bronze-Age of Thailand, what culture contained grave goods of ceramic

Ban Chiang

What was the typical style of the clay jars from Neolithic Thailand

post-fired pigments of red-on-buff

geometric and linear patterns

What is the context of the clay jars from Neolithic Thailand

Placed in burials

Which artifact demonstrates the skill of early bronze-casting in Vietnam

Pangolin Bronze

What culture is the Pangolin Bronze from?

Bronze Age Sa Huynh Culture

What power was the scales on the Pangolin (anteater) believed to possess?

Healing powers

What artifact comes from the Dong Son Culture in Vietnam

Ngoc Lu Drum

The designs on the Ngoc Lu Drum were incised onto what kind of surface?

Bronze

First known civilization on the Indian sub-continent

Harappa Civilization/ Dravidian Culture

Where did the Dravidians first establish themselves?

Indus River Valley

What were some urban characteristics of Mohenjo-Daro?

defined streets and domestic structures

distinct neighborhoods to separate by labor and social classes

What were impressive engineering developments for Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

Control of water (wells) and sewer system

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were individual urban centers that occurred at the same time?

At Mohenjo-Daro, what was used to build their structures?

dry masonry using ceramic bricks

What was the possible function of the Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro?

Ritual cleansing/purification

What was found along with bodily remains in the pit burials at Mohenjo-Daro?

Burial offering in pottery vessels

What was an artistic development of the Indus Valley Culture?

Image based, hieroglyphic writing system carved on seal-stones

What visual elements reflect the Seated Three-headed Figure at Mohenjo-Daro?

Pictographic elements

animal figures

Anthromorphic figure in a seated position

Hieratic scale

Describe the content of the Torso of a Male from Harappa?

Red sandstone

Representational figure

Naturalistic

Unclothed

Which artwork is this?

The Robed Male Figure from Mohenjo-Daro

What are some visual characteristics of the Robed Male Figure at Mohenjo-Daro?

Clover-shaped ornamental dress

“eye” bead on forehead

Stylized facial features

Half-opened eyes

Prominent lips

Triangular sterner nose

What is the name of these cave paintings and where are they from

Paintings of Animals, Maros-Pangkep Caves, Neolithic, Indonesia