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Aegean

A center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC.

Attribution

The assignment of a work to the makers.

Citadel

A fortress that commands and protects the city.

Corbelled Vaulting

A construction technique where blocks are piled in horizontal courses and cantilevered inward until they meet in an arch.

Course

A horizontal row of stone blocks in masonry construction.

Cyclopean Masonry

A method of stone construction using massive, irregular blocks without mortar, characteristic of Bronze Age fortifications.

Faience

Low-fired opaque glasslike silicate.

Iliad and Odyssey

Greek legends written by Homer.

Krater

A bowl for mixing wine and water.

Labyrinth

A place constructed with intricate passageways and blind alleys.

Megaron

The reception hall of the king.

Minoan

Art that is lively, playful, and spontaneous.

Monolith

A column that is all one piece, not using drums.

Mycenaean

Art that is heavier, stronger, and more “masculine” than Minoan art.

Niello

A black metallic alloy.

Piers

Square or rectangular supports.

Relief sculpture

Figures projecting from a background of which they are part, with variations known as high, low, or sunken relief.

Relieving Triangle

The empty space above the lintel in a corbeled arch that lightens the weight carried by the lintel.

Repoussè

A technique formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, leaving an impression on the face.

Schematic

A graphic plan.

Stele

An upright stone slab or pillar used to mark graves or commemorate historical events.

Tholos

Circular structures or beehive tombs.

Treasury of Atreus

A tomb built of concentric layers of blocks precisely cut in a conical form.

True/Buon Fresco

Painting on wet lime plaster, where pigments are mixed with water and become chemically bound to the plaster.