AP Art History Unit 1

What materials were used in the Apollo 11 Stones?

Charcoal on stone

Date of Apollo 11 Stones?

Date: 25000-25300 B.C.E

Where Apollo 11 stones they made?

Nambia. Africa

Why are Apollo 11 stones significant?

Earliest history of rock painting and engraving arts in Africa. The oldest known of any kind from the African continent. Twisted Perspective & Symbolic Thought

What materials were used in Great Hall of Bulls?

rock painting

Date of Great Hall of Bulls?

Paleolithic: 15000-13000 B.C.E.

Where is Great Hall of Bulls?

Lascaux France. Paleolithic Europe

Info abt the Great Hall of Bulls

represents the earliest surviving examples of the artistic expression of early people. Shows a twisted perspective.

Materials used for Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

Camelid sacrum (bone)

Date of Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

14000-7000 B.C.E

Where was the Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine?

Tequixquiac

Information abt camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine?

First look at people manipulating their environment to create what they want.

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine techniques

Subtractive techniques and utilizing already apparent features in the bone

Running horned women materials

pigment on rock

Date of running horned women?

6000-4000 B.C.E.

Where was running horned women?

Tassili n'Ajjer

Meaning of the running horned women?

There is great detail put into the decorations of the woman. Spiritual or shamanistic

Techniques put into running horned women?

Pigment on rock.The painting shows great contrast between the dark and light mediums used. There is a transparency to the larger woman so the figures behind her show.

Materials used for Beaker with ibex motifs

painted terra cotta

Beaker with ibex motifs date

4200-3500 B.C.E.

Beaker with ibex motifs location

Susan

Beaker with ibex motifs information

One of the first ceramic pieces

Materials used for Anthropomorphic stele

carved sandstone

Anthropomorphic stele date

Fourth millennium B.C.E.

Anthropomorphic stele location

Arabian Peninsula.

Anthropomorphic stele information

Anthropomorphic-a bit like human figure. carries knives in sheaths across the chest and a knife tucked into a belt. On grave sites

Jade cong materials

carved jade

Jade cong date

3300-2200 B.C.E

Jade cong location

Liangzhu

Jade cong

decorative carvings

Stonehenge materials

stone trilithons

Stonehenge date

2500-1600 B.C.E. Neolithic

Stonehenge location

Wiltshire

Stonehenge information

stones are from local quarries and farther off mountains. Possibly for burial of kings or for rituals or honor solstaces

The Ambum Stone materials

greywacke stone

The Ambum stone date

c. 1500 B.C.E.

The Ambum Stone location

Ambum Valley

The Ambum Stone

stylized animal form and utilitarian and spiritual importance

Tlatilco female figurine materials

ceramic clay

Tlatilco female figurine date

1200-900 B.C.E.

Tlatilco female figurine symbolisim

duality life/death or rare congenital conditions

Terra Cotta Fragment materials

terra cotta and red slip

Terra Cotta Fragment date

1000 B.C.E.

Terra cotta location

Lapita (culture). Solomon Islands Reef Islands.

Terra Cotta significance

early examples of the Lapita potter's art this fragment depicts a human face incorporated into geometric designs