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AP Art HistoryUnit 2: Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 BCE–300 CE

AP Art History Identifier Flashcards - Ancient Mediterranean (3,5000 BCE - 300 CE)

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Identifiers for the Ancient Mediterranean pieces for the 2024 AP Art History exam

Art History

AP Art History

Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 BCE–300 CE

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White temple and its Ziggurat

Sumerian

Iraq

3500-3000 BCE

Mud brick

<p><strong>White temple and its Ziggurat</strong></p><p>Sumerian</p><p>Iraq</p><p>3500-3000 BCE</p><p>Mud brick</p>
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Statues of Votive Figures

Sumerian

Iraq

2700 BCE

Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone

<p><strong>Statues of Votive Figures</strong></p><p>Sumerian</p><p>Iraq</p><p>2700 BCE</p><p>Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone</p>
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Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur

Sumerian

Iraq

2600-2400 BCE

Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone

<p><strong>Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur</strong></p><p>Sumerian</p><p>Iraq</p><p>2600-2400 BCE</p><p>Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone</p>
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The Code Stele of Hammurabi

Susian

Babylon (modern Iran)

1792-1750 BCE

Basalt

<p><strong>The Code Stele of Hammurabi</strong></p><p>Susian</p><p>Babylon (modern Iran)</p><p>1792-1750 BCE</p><p>Basalt</p>
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Lamassu

Neo-Assyrian

Khorsabad, Iraq

720-705 BCE

Alabaster

<p><strong>Lamassu</strong></p><p>Neo-Assyrian</p><p>Khorsabad, Iraq</p><p>720-705 BCE</p><p>Alabaster</p>
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Palette of King Narmer

Predynastic Egypt

Egypt

3000-2920 BCE

Greywacke

<p><strong>Palette of King Narmer</strong></p><p>Predynastic Egypt</p><p>Egypt</p><p>3000-2920 BCE</p><p>Greywacke</p>
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Seated Scribe

Egyptian Old Kingdom

Saqqara, Egypt

2620-2500 BCE

Painted limestone

<p><strong>Seated Scribe</strong></p><p>Egyptian Old Kingdom</p><p>Saqqara, Egypt</p><p>2620-2500 BCE</p><p>Painted limestone</p>
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Great Pyramids and Great Sphinx

Egyptian Old Kingdom

Giza, Egypt

2550-2490 BCE

Cut limestone

<p><strong>Great Pyramids and Great Sphinx</strong></p><p>Egyptian Old Kingdom</p><p>Giza, Egypt</p><p>2550-2490 BCE</p><p>Cut limestone</p>
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King Menkaure and Queen

Egyptian Old Kingdom

Egypt

2490-2472 BCE

Greywacke

<p><strong>King Menkaure and Queen</strong></p><p>Egyptian Old Kingdom</p><p>Egypt</p><p>2490-2472 BCE</p><p>Greywacke</p>
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Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall

Egyptian New Kingdom

Karnak, Egypt

Temple: 1550 BCE Hall: 1250 BCE

Cut sandstone and mud brick

<p><strong>Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall</strong></p><p>Egyptian New Kingdom</p><p>Karnak, Egypt</p><p><u>Temple</u>: 1550 BCE <u>Hall</u>: 1250 BCE</p><p>Cut sandstone and mud brick</p>
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Mortuary Temple of Hatsepshut

Egyptian New Kingdom

Near Luxor, Egypt

1473-1458 BCE

Sandstone, carved into cliff, and red granite

<p><strong>Mortuary Temple of Hatsepshut</strong></p><p>Egyptian New Kingdom</p><p>Near Luxor, Egypt</p><p>1473-1458 BCE</p><p>Sandstone, carved into cliff, and red granite</p>
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Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters

Egyptian New Kingdom

Amarna, Egypt

1353-1335 BCE

Limestone

<p><strong>Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters</strong></p><p>Egyptian New Kingdom</p><p>Amarna, Egypt</p><p>1353-1335 BCE</p><p>Limestone</p>
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Tutankhamun’s Tomb, innermost coffin

Egyptian New Kingdom

Egypt

1323 BCE

Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones

<p><strong>Tutankhamun’s Tomb, innermost coffin</strong></p><p>Egyptian New Kingdom</p><p>Egypt</p><p>1323 BCE</p><p>Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones</p>
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Last Judgement of Hunefer (Book of the Dead)

Egyptian New Kingdom

Egypt

1275 BCE

Painted papyrus

<p><strong>Last Judgement of Hunefer (Book of the Dead)</strong></p><p>Egyptian New Kingdom</p><p>Egypt</p><p>1275 BCE</p><p>Painted papyrus</p>
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Athenian Agora

Archaic through Hellenistic Greek

Greece

600 BCE-150 CE

Marble

<p><strong>Athenian Agora</strong></p><p>Archaic through Hellenistic Greek</p><p>Greece</p><p>600 BCE-150 CE</p><p>Marble</p>
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Anavysos Kouros

Archaic Greek

Greece

530 BCE

Marble

<p><strong>Anavysos Kouros</strong></p><p>Archaic Greek</p><p>Greece</p><p>530 BCE</p><p>Marble</p>
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Peplos Kore

Archaic Greek

Greece

530 BCE

Marble, painted details

<p><strong>Peplos Kore</strong></p><p>Archaic Greek</p><p>Greece</p><p>530 BCE</p><p>Marble, painted details</p>
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Niobides Krater

Niobi Painter

Greece

460-450 BCE

Clay, red figure technique

<p><strong>Niobides Krater</strong></p><p>Niobi Painter</p><p>Greece</p><p>460-450 BCE</p><p>Clay, red figure technique</p>
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Doryphorous (Spear-Bearer)

Polykleitos

Greece

450-440 BCE

Roman copy: marble Greek original: bronze

<p><strong>Doryphorous (Spear-Bearer)</strong></p><p>Polykleitos</p><p>Greece</p><p>450-440 BCE</p><p><u>Roman copy</u>: marble <u>Greek original</u>: bronze</p>
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Acropolis

Iktinos and Kallikrates

Athens, Greece

447-410 BCE

Marble

<p><strong>Acropolis</strong></p><p>Iktinos and Kallikrates</p><p>Athens, Greece</p><p>447-410 BCE</p><p>Marble</p>
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Grave Stele of Hegeso

Attributed to Kallimachos

Greece

410 BCE

Marble and paint

<p><strong>Grave Stele of Hegeso</strong></p><p>Attributed to Kallimachos</p><p>Greece</p><p>410 BCE</p><p>Marble and paint</p>
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Winged Victory of Samothrace

Hellenistic Greek

Greece

190 BCE

Marble

<p><strong>Winged Victory of Samothrace</strong></p><p>Hellenistic Greek</p><p>Greece</p><p>190 BCE</p><p>Marble</p>
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Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon

Hellenistic Greek

Present-day Turkey

175 BCE

Marble

<p><strong>Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon</strong></p><p>Hellenistic Greek</p><p>Present-day Turkey</p><p>175 BCE</p><p>Marble</p>
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Alexander Mosaic

Republican Roman

Pompeii, Italy

100 BCE
Mosaic

<p><strong>Alexander Mosaic</strong></p><p>Republican Roman</p><p>Pompeii, Italy</p><p>100 BCE<br>Mosaic</p>
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Seated Boxer

Hellenistic Greek

Greece

100 BCE

Bronze

<p><strong>Seated Boxer</strong></p><p>Hellenistic Greek</p><p>Greece</p><p>100 BCE</p><p>Bronze</p>
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Sarcophagus of the Spouses

Cerveteri, Italy

Etruscan

520 BCE

Terracotta

<p><strong>Sarcophagus of the Spouses</strong></p><p><span>Cerveteri, Italy</span></p><p>Etruscan</p><p>520 BCE</p><p>Terracotta</p>
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Temple of Minerva and Apollo Veii

Vulca

Near Rome, Italy

510-500 BCE

Temple: wood, mud brick, or tufa Sculpture: terracotta

<p><strong>Temple of Minerva and Apollo Veii</strong></p><p>Vulca</p><p>Near Rome, Italy</p><p>510-500 BCE</p><p><u>Temple</u>: wood, mud brick, or tufa <u>Sculpture</u>: terracotta</p>
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Tomb of the Triclinium

Etruscan

Tarquinia, Italy

480-470 BCE

Tufa and paint

<p><strong>Tomb of the Triclinium</strong></p><p>Etruscan</p><p><span>Tarquinia, Italy</span></p><p>480-470 BCE</p><p>Tufa and paint</p>
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House of the Vettii

Imperial Roman

Pompeii, Italy

2nd century BCE

Cut sandstone and fresco

<p><strong>House of the Vettii</strong></p><p>Imperial Roman</p><p>Pompeii, Italy</p><p>2nd century BCE</p><p>Cut sandstone and fresco</p>
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Head of a Roman Patrician

Republican Roman

Rome

75-50 BCE

Marble

<p><strong>Head of a Roman Patrician</strong></p><p>Republican Roman</p><p>Rome</p><p>75-50 BCE</p><p>Marble</p>
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Augustus of Prima Porta

Imperial Roman

Rome

1st century CE

Marble

<p><strong>Augustus of Prima Porta</strong></p><p>Imperial Roman</p><p>Rome</p><p>1st century CE</p><p>Marble</p>
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Colosseum

Imperial Roman

Rome, Italy

70-80 CE

Stone and concrete

<p><strong>Colosseum</strong></p><p>Imperial Roman</p><p>Rome, Italy</p><p>70-80 CE</p><p>Stone and concrete</p>
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Forum and Markets of Trajan

Apollodorus of Damascus

Rome, Italy

106-112 CE

Architecture: brick and concrete Column: marble

<p><strong>Forum and Markets of Trajan</strong></p><p>Apollodorus of Damascus</p><p>Rome, Italy</p><p>106-112 CE</p><p><u>Architecture</u>: brick and concrete <u>Column</u>: marble</p>
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Pantheon

Imperial Roman

Rome

118-125 CE

Concrete with stone facing

<p><strong>Pantheon</strong></p><p>Imperial Roman</p><p>Rome</p><p>118-125 CE</p><p>Concrete with stone facing</p>
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Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

Late Imperial Roman

Rome

250 CE

Marble

<p><strong>Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus</strong></p><p>Late Imperial Roman</p><p>Rome</p><p>250 CE</p><p>Marble</p>
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