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Pathos

An artistic representation of suffering that evokes pity through the nobility and restraint with which it is endured.

Pebble Mosaics

Scenes or decorative floor designs formed from small natural stones gathered from riverbeds and beaches and embedded in mortar or cement.

Pediment

The triangular architectural space located above the lintel or entablature at the end of a classical Greek temple.

Pericles

The prominent statesman and military general who led Athens during its Golden Age.

Peripteral

Describing a classical building or temple surrounded by a single colonnade on all four sides.

Peristyle

A continuous colonnade or series of arches enclosing an open central courtyard or space.

Phidias

Renowned classical Greek sculptor who oversaw the artistic program and statues of the Parthenon.

Polis

An independent city-state in ancient Greece (plural: poleis).

Polychrome

Describing an artwork or architectural element decorated in many different colors.

Pronaos

An open porch or front vestibule flanked by walls and two columns in front of the cella of a Greek temple.

Propylaea

The monumental ceremonial gateway structure situated at the western entrance to the Acropolis.

Provenance

The documented history of the origin, discovery, and ownership of an artifact or artwork.

Red-Figure Painting

A Greek vase painting technique where figures remain the reddish color of the fired clay while the background is painted with black slip, enabling fluid line work, overlapping, and foreshortening.

Satyr

A mythological male woodland creature depicted as part-man and part-goat, associated with Dionysus, the god of wine.

Shaft

The cylindrical body of an architectural column located between the base and the capital.

Siren

A mythological creature depicted with the upper body or head of a woman and the body of a bird.

Stereobate

The stepped foundation or platform substructure supporting a Greek temple beneath the stylobate.

Stoa

An elongated, covered walkway or colonnade used in ancient Greece for shops, civic business, or public gathering.

Stylobate

The top step of the stepped platform that forms the direct base upon which temple columns rest.

Tesserae

Tiny square-cut pieces of colored stone, marble, or glass set into mortar to compose a mosaic.

Torque

A rigid metal neck ring or band traditionally worn by Gallic warriors.

Treasury

A small temple-like building erected at a Greek sanctuary for the secure storage of valuable votive offerings.

Triglyph

A vertically grooved tablet with three vertical bands in a Doric frieze that alternates with metopes.

Volute

A spiral, scroll-shaped architectural ornament characteristic of an Ionic capital.