Art history: Ch 6 Etruscan Art KW

CHAPTER 9 ETRUSCAN ART

1. Arch

the curved structure which spans an opening

2. Barrel Vault

a semi-circular structure made up of successive arches

3. Buttress

projected support for a external wall

4. Chimera

a monster of Greek invention with a lion’s head and body and a serpents tail

5. Cinerary Urn

a vase for the ashes of a cremated person, also referred to as “funerary urn”

6. Concave

bulges in

7. Convex

bulges out

8. Divination

the process of interpreting omens

9. Dome

a circular, octagonal, elliptical or polygonal shape which is hemispherical curvature of a roof

10. Effigy

the image of a dead person, usually a monument of remembrance

11. Etruscan

s a people who inhabited central Italy, between the Tiber and the Arno rivers during the 6th and 7th century BC. Their origin is unknown but their great mineral wealth contributed to great urban development.

12. Fibula

a clasp or safety pin used to fasten a woman’s gown

13. Granulation

the fusing of tiny metal balls to a metal surface for decoration

14. Groin Vault

the intersection of two barrel vaults

15. Key-Stone

the topmost wedge which locked the arch into place

16. Necropolis

a city of the dead

17. Omen

an occurrence believed to portend a future event, a foreshadowing of the future

18. Sarcophagus

a large stone coffin usually decorated with sculpture and inscriptions

19. Triumphal Arch

freestanding arch commemorating an important event such as a military victory or opening a new road

20. Tumulus

a tomb in the form of a mound

21. Vault

an arched ceiling made of stone, brick or concrete

22. Voussoirs

wedge shaped blocks holding the curve of the arch