Themes in Global Art Final Exam Flashcards

Comprehensive flashcards covering key exam themes, terminology, and specific artworks from the Themes in Global Art final exam study guide.

Form

The physical characteristics of an object.

Function

What the object was intended to do or the role that it filled.

Context

The historical, social, political, religious, architectural, and art historical background of an object.

Headdress of Queen Puabi

A Sumerian object made of gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian, found in the Royal cemetery, Ur, dating to 2600-2500 BCE.

Bull-headed lyre

A Sumerian musical instrument dating to approximately 2500 BCE.

Pyramid of Khufu

An Egyptian structure located at the Great Pyramids, Giza, dating to 2551-2528 BCE.

Boat of Khufu

A 142’ long Egyptian vessel dating to 2551-2528 BCE.

Khafra

An Egyptian object dating to approximately 2520-2494 BCE.

Sphinx

An Egyptian monument dating to approximately 2520 BCE.

Royal citadel of Sargon II

An Assyrian (Ancient Near Eastern) complex located at Dur Sharrukin, dating to 721-705 BCE, featuring a ziggurat.

Lamassu

An Assyrian (Ancient Near Eastern) figure from Dur Sharrukin, dating to 721-705 BCE.

Ashurbanipal killing a lion

An Assyrian (Ancient Near Eastern) relief from Nineveh dating to 647 BCE.

Tomb of the Shields

An Etruscan site dating to approximately 600 BCE.

Obelisk (from Heliopolis)

An Egyptian monument dating to 595-589 BCE.

Achilles and the Amazon queen

A Greek work by the artist Exekias, dating to approximately 540 BCE.

Death of Sarpedon krater

A Greek vessel by the artist Euphronios, dating to approximately 510 BCE.

Andron

A feature of a 4th century BCE Greek house.

Painting from the Tomb of the Diver

A Greek artwork dating to approximately 480 BCE.

Tomb of the Leopards

An Etruscan site located in Tarquinia, dating to 480-470 BCE.

Tomb of the First Emperor (Qin Shihuangdi)

A Chinese site of the Qin Dynasty located in Xianyang, dating to 221-210 BCE.

Terracotta warriors

Figures located in Pit 1 of the tomb complex of the First Emperor (Shi Huangdi) from the Chinese Qin Dynasty, dating to approximately 210 BCE.

Augustus

A Roman statue dating to approximately 20 CE based on the original statue.

Altar of Augustan Peace

A Roman monument dating to 13-9 BCE, featuring the Mother Earth panel.

Triumph of Titus

A relief on the Arch of Titus in Rome, Roman culture, dating to 81 CE.

Imperial triclinium at Sperlonga

A Roman dining space dating to approximately 47 CE.

Royal tomb of Sipán

A Moche site dating to approximately 300 CE, featuring costumes and a peanut necklace.

Sutton Hoo ship burial

A Hiberno-Saxon 86’ long oak ship burial containing one person, dating to approximately 625 CE.

Purse Cover

An object from the Sutton Hoo ship burial, Hiberno-Saxon culture, dating to approximately 625 CE.

“screw top” pot from Río Azul

A Maya object dating to 460-480 CE.

Janaab’ Pakal

A Maya figure dating to 683 CE.

Otoot

A Maya term meaning 'house'; specifically applied to the structure belonging to Lady Xoc at Yaxchilan.

Lady Xoc’s vision

Represented on Lintel 25, a Maya artwork dating to 723 CE.

Oseberg ship burial

A Viking site possibly associated with Queen Aase, dating to 825 CE.

“Kneeling Attendant”

A Khmer Empire figure from the Prasat Chen temple in Koh Ker, dating to 921-945 CE.

Angkor Wat

A site in Angkor belonging to the Khmer Empire, dating to approximately 1130 CE.

Ahu Moai

Polynesian statues from Rapa Nui, dating to approximately the 15th century CE.

Taj Mahal

An Islamic complex dating to 1632-1654 CE, featuring an iwan and cenotaphs.

Mussolini in front of the Colosseum

An image associated with Italian Fascism, dating to 1936 CE.