Raised forms that project far from a flat background
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low relief
Raised forms that project only slightly form a flat background
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sanctuary
A sacred space reserved for the worship of a deity
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peristyle
A line of columns surrounding an enclosed space or structure
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stylobate
The uppermost step leading to a temple, which creates the platform on which the colunms are situated
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cella
The inner chamber of a temple, usually houses a cult statue
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low-wax casting
A method of creating metal sculpture in which a clay mold surrounds a wax model and is then fired, wax melts away, molten metal is poured in to fill the space
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metope
A plain or decorated slave on doric frieze, between triglyphs
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capital
The distinct top section, usually decorative, of a column or pillar
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kouros
A freestanding archaic statue of a naked young man
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Doric Order
A greek architectural order characterized by a column with a space, circular capital, and a frieze of triglyphs and sculpted metopes
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Ionic Order
An order of classical architecture characterized by the use of volutes on the capital
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Corinthian Order
An order of classical architecture characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with stylized leaves and scrolls
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frieze
The part of an entablature located above the architrave
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pediment
The triangular component that sits atop a columned porch, doorway, or window
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Archaic smile
The upturned lips of an archaic sculpture
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karyatid
A stone statue of a young woman, which can be used like a column to support the entablature of a temple
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krater
A large vessel usually for diluting wine with water
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agora
A public open space that functioned as a marketplace and center for politics and other assemblies
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kore
A freestanding archaic greek statue of a clothed young woman
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Panathenaic Festival
A multiple day event held annually in Athens that would celebrate the goddess Athena
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contrapposto
A posture of the human body that shifts most weight onto one leg, suggesting ease and potential movement
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“Canon of Polykleitos”
A treatise on creating and proportioning sculpture, the ideal proportions of the human body
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“wet drapery”
Clothing that appears to cling to the body in folds and still reveals the form beneath
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gigantomachy
A myth about a battle between the Olympian gods and Giants
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