art history 1,2,3 study guide

prehistoric

30,000 BC to 8,000 BC

ancient near east

3,500 BC to 641 BC

egyptian

• old kingdom (2,575 BC to 2,134 BC)

• new kingdom (1,550 BC to 1,070 BC)

camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

• central mexico

• bone

• made from the new fossilized remains of the sacrum of an extinct camelid

anthropomorphic stele

• arabian peninsula

• sandstone

jade cong

• china

• carved jade

ambum stone

• papua new guinea

• greywacke

tlatilco female figures

• central mexico

• ceramic with traces of pigment

terra-cotta

• lapita, from the solomon islands

• terra cotta

apollo 11 stones

• namibia

• animal drawn on quartzite slabs

great hall of the bulls

• France

• pigment on stone

running horned woman

• Algeria

• rock painting

beaker with ibex motif

• iran

• terracotta

stonehenge

• england

• sandstone using post and lintel (method of construction with two posts supporting a horizontal beam)

white temple and its ziggurat

• iraq

• mud brick

statues of votive figures

• iraq

• gypsum, shell, black limestone

• votive offerings of men and women - images dedicated to the Gods

standard of ur

• Iraq (Southern Mesopotamia)

• Wood, shell, lapis lazuli, red limestone Standard: Banner to be paraded after a victory 

• All of the materials come from different countries (shows extensive trade)

  • Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan 

  • Shells from Persian gulf 

  • Red Limestone from India 

code of hammurabi

• babylon (modern iran)

• basalt

• relief

audience hall of darius and xerxes

• iran

• limestone

• colossal columns, stairs, and platform

narmer palette

• egypt

• greyish-green siltstone

seated scribe

• limestone

• saqqara

The Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx

• egypt

• limestone bedrock

Menkaura and His Queen

• egypt

• greywacke

Temple of Amen-Re and Hypostyle Hall