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Acropolis
literally, a "high city," a Greek temple complex built on a hill over a city
Amphora
a two-handled Greek storage jar
Architrave
a plain, unornamented lintel on the entablature
Caryatid (male: atlantid)
a building column that is shaped like a female figure
Cella
the main room of a Greek temple where the god is housed
Contrapposto
a graceful arrangement of the body based on tilted shoulders and hips and bent knees
Cornice
a projecting ledge over a wall
Entablature
the upper story of a Greek temple
Frieze
a horizontal band of sculpture
Kiln
an oven used for making pottery
Kouros (female: kore)
an archaic Greek sculpture of a standing youth
Krater
a large Greek bowl used for mixing water and wine
Kylix
a greek drinking cup
metope
a small relief sculpture on the façade of a Greek temple
Mosaic
a decoration using pieces of stone, marble, or colored glass, called tesserae, that are cemented to a wall or a floor
Pediment
the triangular top of a temple that contains sculpture
Propylaeum (plural: propylaea)
a gateway leading to a Greek temple
Relief sculpture
sculpture that projects from a flat background. A very shallow relief sculpture is called a bas-relief
Shaft
the body of a column
tholos
an ancient greek circular shrine
Triglyph
a projecting grooved element alternating with a metope on a Greek temple
