AH 2110 Midterm Exam Section 106

Stele of Naram-Sin unique

no registers, from Mesopotamia

Palette of Narmer unique

has registers, from Egypt

similarities between the Stele of Naram-Sin and the Palette of Narmer

depict power of human ruler, hierarchical scale, ruler domination over enemies, ruler observed by and pleasing god, carved in low relief, similar canon of proportions

Great Lyre with Bearded Bulls Head significance of animals

animals sacred, certain animals signify royalty (bulls), animals in afterlife (?) engaging in human behaviors

Hall of Bulls, Lascaux Cave significance of animals

animal movement and spiritual connection to them

Ti Watching Hippopotamus Hunt

human superiority over nature, some animals linked to certain gods (Hippo eventually linked to chaos god Seth, making hunting them an act of alignment with Osiris, opposite of Seth)

Gemma Augustea role in political context

private audience, roman transition of power, rome’s defeat of its enemies (roman power and triumph)

Investiture of Zimri-Lim role in political context

public in Palace of Mari (modern Syria), Zimri-Lim as King being given rod and ring (symbols of rule) by Goddess Ishtar (goddess-given right to rule)

Colossal Statue of Akhenaten role in political context

Akhenaten wanted to reform art, culture, and religion so he depicted himself as androgynous god Aten, faced the open court of Temple of Aten (very public!)

Mask of Agamemnon funerary significance

mycenae, riches were buried with deceased to demonstrate wealth, distinct features of the mask to preserve identity of the deceased

Hut Shaped Cremation Urn funerary significance

italy, cremated remains in urn then buried elsewhere, gender equality in burial, offerings deposited suggests belief in afterlife

Tomb of the Rabirii funerary significance

rome, portraits of three people of “lesser” importance (one of which a freedman, former slave), very individualistic and not idealized

House in Catalhoyuk architecture

modern day turkey, 7100 BCE, mudbrick, entrance on roof, absence of streets, densely packed houses, each house accessible by ladder which could be pulled up for defense,, main room in house organized around oven, smaller subsidiary rooms for storage, notches in wall to display decor, generational living, bury dead under floor

The Great Baths of Mohenjo Daro architecture

3500 BCE, Indus River Valley, city planning with streets and plumbing, in raised citadel Bath: 2 staircases leading down to brick floor covered in bitumen (made it watertight), religious/ceremonial importance

The Palace of Knossos architecture

Crete, 1700-1450 BCE, very large, wide central courtyard, storage, extensive decoration, ashlar blocks (stone masonry), imposing facade, colonnade, painted vibrantly, light wells, much more complex architecturally