Art Appreciation 1

Alabaster

White or yellowish stone, very soft, gypsum from E or I

Bas relief

Low raised work," sculpture made to be seen from one direction primarily

Cella

Naos, main body or sanctuary of a temple, statue of cult dwells here

Cromlech

Prehistoric monument, mound surrounded by circle of monoliths

Diorite

Hard igneous rock, black or gray in color

Dolmen

Megaliths standing upright with a stone balanced on top of both of them

Hieroglyphics

A writing system used by Egyptians

Hypostale hall

Hall with a roof supported by columns, used often in ancient Egyptian temples

Ka

Immortal human substance (soul), often depicted in hieroglyphics as a human with bent arms

Lamassu

Protective spirit," carved sculpture of a bearded bull with a man head, placed at gates or doors

Mastaba

Rectangular tomb made of mud brick, sloping sides and flat top

Megalith

Great stone," used to make dolmen

Megalith

Great stone," used to make dolmen

Menhir

Monolith, stands singly or with others in rows or circles

Obelisk

Tall four-sided stone rising to a pyramid point

Prism

Three dimensional figure in which the sides are the shame shape and size

Pylon

Monumental entrance to an Egyptian temple

Pyramids

Three-dimensional figure used for Egyptian temples or Babylonian ziggurats

Register

Marks made to indicate alignment of shapes or edges, identifies an object

Sphinx

Body of a lion with a head of a ram, hawk, or man for Egypt; body of lion, head of woman in Greek mythology

Stele

Slab of rock to indicate a tomb or mark an event

Ziggurat

Terraced pyramid of successively receding stories, used as a temple in Mesopotamia

Pylon

Monumental entrance to an Egyptian temple

Monumental

Work of grandeur or simplicity