Ancient Mediterranean

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Apotropaic

Designed to ward off evil or bad luck

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Canon

A type of still life symbolizing the transience of life and certainty of death

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Iconoclasm

Destruction of religious images or icons

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Isocephalism

A style where heads of figures are aligned at the same height

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Kouros/kore

Archaic Greek statues of young men or women .

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Necropolis

A large cemetery or burial ground

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Nike

Greek goddess of victory, often depicted with wings

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Pharaoh

Ruler of ancient Egypt

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Register

Horizontal bands used to organize narrative scenes

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Veristic

Hyper realistic style, often used in Roman portraiture

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