AP Art History Semester 1

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Apollo 11 Stones
What was the first art ever made?
What was the first art ever made?
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Great Hall of the Bulls
Charcoal drawings in a cave in Lascaux, France
Charcoal drawings in a cave in Lascaux, France
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3
Camelid Sacrum
Not a head, a sacrum!
Not a head, a sacrum!
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4
Running horned woman
Displays many activities early humans did
Displays many activities early humans did
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5
Beaker with ibex motifs
Cup like figure with a ram painted on.
Cup like figure with a ram painted on.
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6
Anthromorphic stele
Earliest stele ever found, human features
Earliest stele ever found, human features
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Jade cong
First thing ever made with a pottery wheel
First thing ever made with a pottery wheel
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Stonehenge
Hanging stones, astronomical observatory???
Hanging stones, astronomical observatory???
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9
The Ambum Stone
Anteater :(
Anteater :(
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10
Tlatilco female figurine
Two faced woman with no clothes
Two faced woman with no clothes
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11
Terra Cotta Fragment
Stamp from Soloman Islands
Stamp from Soloman Islands
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12
Nan Madol
Temple over a reef
Temple over a reef
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13
Female Diety
First mention of carved wood
First mention of carved wood
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14
Navigation Chart
Super cool sticks that are a map
Super cool sticks that are a map
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15
feather cape
Fitted cloth made from the feathers of 500,000 birds
Fitted cloth made from the feathers of 500,000 birds
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16
Buk mask
Bird head mask thing
Bird head mask thing
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17
Moai figures
Easter island
Easter island
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18
Hiapo tapa
Designed for people in a high social standing
Designed for people in a high social standing
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19
Staff God
Penis man
Penis man
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20
Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Lizzy (rip)
Queen Lizzy (rip)
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21
Tamati Waka Nene
He lives in this painting
He lives in this painting
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22
Malagan display and mask
Used a single time then burned
Used a single time then burned
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23
Conical tower and circular wall of Great Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe named after this amazing tower
Zimbabwe named after this amazing tower
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24
Wall plaque, from Oba's palace
Sequence is lost, hierarchy of scale
Sequence is lost, hierarchy of scale
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25
Golden Stool
Most sacred stool ever
Most sacred stool ever
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26
Ndop
Absorbed kings soul
Absorbed kings soul
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27
Power figure
Stabbed to activate (SCARY)
Stabbed to activate (SCARY)
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28
Female Pwo mask
Created and worn by male dancers
Created and worn by male dancers
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29
Mblo
Moya Yanso, danced until she could not
Moya Yanso, danced until she could not
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30
Bundu Mask
Clay painted on woman
Clay painted on woman
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31
Ikenga
Human face and animal characeristics
Human face and animal characeristics
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32
Lukasa memory board
Super cool story telling thing
Super cool story telling thing
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33
Aka elephant mask
Beaded elephant
Beaded elephant
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34
Reliquary figure
Guards family reliquary boxes, benis
Guards family reliquary boxes, benis
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35
Veranda post
Seated king and wife behind
Seated king and wife behind
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36
Chavin de Huantar
Religious center for a supernatural being
Religious center for a supernatural being
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37
Yaxchilan
Jaguar man ruled here!!
Jaguar man ruled here!!
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38
Templo Mayor
Heads chopped off and rolled down stairs
Heads chopped off and rolled down stairs
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39
Ruler's feather headdress
Carried on a long sick throughout town
Carried on a long sick throughout town
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40
City of Cusco
Puma city
Puma city
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41
Maize cobs
Metal corn
Metal corn
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42
City of Machu Picchu
Mountain (many days to hike)
Mountain (many days to hike)
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43
All-T'oqapu tunic
Squares
Squares
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44
Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
Short people in Colorado
Short people in Colorado
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45
Great Serpent Mound
Snake
Snake
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46
Bandolier bag
Bead fashion statement
Bead fashion statement
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47
Transformation mask
It's a bird! It's a man!
It's a bird! It's a man!
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48
Painted elk hide
Moved ancient work to modern work
Moved ancient work to modern work
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49
Black on black ceramic vessel
Maria Martínez and Julian Martínez
Maria Martínez and Julian Martínez
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50
White Temple and its ziggurat
Dedicated to Anu
Dedicated to Anu
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51
Statues of votive figures
Mortal men and women
Mortal men and women
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52
Standard of Ur
Once on a pole and brought into battle
Once on a pole and brought into battle
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53
Code of Hammurabi
Visual art and code of law
Visual art and code of law
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54
Lamassu
5 whole legs (wow!)
5 whole legs (wow!)
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55
Audience Hall
72 columns with carvings on animals
72 columns with carvings on animals
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56
Palette of King Narmer
Makeup palette
Makeup palette
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57
Great Pyramids of Giza
Rays to sun god
Rays to sun god
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58
King Menkaura and Queen
Divinity and absolute value of a ruler
Divinity and absolute value of a ruler
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59
Seated Scribe
Wooden nipples!
Wooden nipples!
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60
Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall
Many many columns in a hall!
Many many columns in a hall!
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61
Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
Cut into stone on cliffside
Cut into stone on cliffside
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62
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
Freaky little alien children
Freaky little alien children
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Tutankhamun's tomb
3 Coffins for his body (he was really important)
3 Coffins for his body (he was really important)
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Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer
Book of the dead
Book of the dead
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65
Athenian Agora
Super big city on a hill
Super big city on a hill
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Anavysos Kouros
Stiff looking man
Stiff looking man
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67
Peplos Kore
Hand chopped off
Hand chopped off
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68
Niobides Krater
Vessel from Hercules
Vessel from Hercules
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69
Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)
Where's his spear!?
Where's his spear!?
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Acropolis
Very tippy top of a hill
Very tippy top of a hill
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71
Grave stele of Hegeso
Greater than servant, less than man
Greater than servant, less than man
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72
Winged Victory of Samothrace
No head!! In the Louve
No head!! In the Louve
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73
Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
City built in a museum
City built in a museum
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74
Seated boxer
Poor little man (I love him)
Poor little man (I love him)
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75
Sarcophagus of the Spouses
Deceased are resting in bed
Deceased are resting in bed
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76
Tomb of the Triclinium
Walls and paintings on walls
Walls and paintings on walls
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77
Temple of Minerva
3 rooms for 3 gods
3 rooms for 3 gods
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78
Head of a Roman Patrician
Hyperralism in Sculpture
Hyperralism in Sculpture
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79
House of the Vettii
Wealth and status for brothers Vettii
Wealth and status for brothers Vettii
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80
Alexander Mosaic
Romans stole from Greeks
Romans stole from Greeks
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81
Augustus of Primaporta
Fake smh
Fake smh
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82
Colosseum
Crazy romans gathered to kill people
Crazy romans gathered to kill people
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83
Forum of Trajan
Large, open public spaces
Large, open public spaces
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84
Column of Trajan
Story of a war
Story of a war
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85
Pantheon
Pan eye
Pan eye
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86
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus
Many men in one rectangle (how squished are they?)
Many men in one rectangle (how squished are they?)
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Petra
Timmy was pictured here
Timmy was pictured here
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88
Catacombs of Priscilla
Thousands of bodies in the ground
Thousands of bodies in the ground
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Santa Sabina
Basilica (no transept)
Basilica (no transept)
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90
San Vitale
Circular church, many paintings
Circular church, many paintings
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Hagia Sophia
Was a church, now a museum
Was a church, now a museum
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92
Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh)
Interior hypostyle hall, four iwans
Interior hypostyle hall, four iwans
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93
The Kabba
Circle around the best cube ever
Circle around the best cube ever
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94
Dome of the rock
Rock in middle (very sacred rock)
Rock in middle (very sacred rock)
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95
Folio from a Qur'an
Red vowels
Red vowels
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96
Basin (Baptistere de St. Louis)
Pond at bottom
Pond at bottom
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97
The Ardabil Carpet
Super big carpet
Super big carpet
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98
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
Battle with the Karg (horned wolf)
Battle with the Karg (horned wolf)
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The Court of Gayumars
Waterfall with court
Waterfall with court
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Buddha
Blown up
Blown up
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