AP Art History - Unit 7 Identifiers

All the identifiers in Unit 7. From the Course Description Order. Images 181-191

181. Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple

Date of creation: 400 BC - 100 CE

Culture: Nabatean Ptolemaic and Roman

Original Location: Petra, Jordan

Movement: N/A

Media/Materials: Cut rock

Function: A central hub along the Nabataen trade route.

182. Buddha

Date of creation: 400-800 CE, Destroyed in 2001

Culture: Gandharan

Original Location: Bamiyan, Afghanistan

Movement: N/A

Media/Materials: Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint

Function: Commerce and religious center

183. The Kaaba

Date of creation: 631-632 CE

Culture: Islam

Original Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Media/Materials: Granite masonry, covered with a silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread

Function: A spiritual and pilgrimage center for Islam.

184. Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple

Date of creation: 641 CE

Patron (?): Jowo Rinpoche

Original Location: Lhasa, Tibet

Movement:

Media/Materials: Gilt metal with semi-precious stones and paint

Function: The oldest and most important temple in Tibet

185. Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al Sakhra)

Date of creation: 691-692 CE

Patron: Caliph Abd al-Malik

Original Location: Jerusalem, Islamic Umayyad

Media/Materials: Stone masonry and wood roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome.

Function: One of the first Islamic buildings ever made to be a religious focal point for his supporters.

186. Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh)

Date of creation: 700 CE with restorations and additions in the 14, 18, and 20th centuries.

Artist:

Original Location: Isfahan, Iran

Movement:

Media/Materials: Stone, brick, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile

Function: Serves as a central hub of religion and commerce.Folio from a Qur’an

187. Folio from a Qur’an

Date of creation: 8th - 9th century CE

Original Location: Arabia, North Africa, or Near East

Media/Materials: Ink, color, and gold on parchment

Function: The oldest surviving Qur’an, the Islamic book of faith.

188. Basin (Baptistére de St. Louis)

Date of creation: 1320-1340 CE

Artist: Muhammad ibn al-Zain

Original Location:

Movement:

Media/Materials: Brass inlaid with gold and silver

Function: May have been used as a banqueting dish or for ritual hand washings (ablutions)

189. Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama

Date of creation: 1310-1340 CE

Artist: Il’Khanid

Original Location: Islamic Persia

Media/Materials: Ink, opaque, watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

Function: Describe the story of Bahram Gur, an Iranian king.

190. The Court of Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp’s Shahnama

Date of creation: 1522-1525 CE

Artist: Workshop of Sultan Muhammad

Original Location: Tabriz, Iran

Media/Materials: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Function: Depict an event from Shahnamn, in which the first king of Persia (Gayumars) is surrounded by his court.

191. The Ardabil Carpet

Date of creation: 1539-1540 CE

MAYBE Patron: Shah Tahmasp

Original Location: Maqsud of Kashan

Movement:

Media/Materials: Silk and wool

Function: Created for a shrine