AHIS 110 Midterm Exam Guide

1.2 General View of “Great Hall” at Lascaux, France, 15000-13000 BCE
(Paleolithic), pigment on limestone, many animals lifesize or larger
1.1 Woman from Willendorf, Austria c. 2200021000BCE (Paleolithic), small, limestone
1.3 Bird headed man with Bison, Lascaux,
France, 15000-13000 BCE (Paleolithic),
pigment on limestone
1.4 Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England c.
2500-1500BCE (Neolithic), trabeated menhirs/megalithic, (fig 1-16 in text for diagram)
2.1 Vase from Uruk, Iraq, 35003000BCE (Mesopotamia protoliterate), Alabaster, 91.4cm
2.2 Ziggurat at Ur, Iraq, 2100-2050BCE
(Mesopotamian Sumarian), mud brick, step mastaba
2.3 Votive Statues from Tell Asmar, Iraq, 29002650BCE (Mesopotian Sumarian), Gypsum,
small to medium (<1m)
2.4 Bull Headed Lyre from Ur,
2680BCE (Mesopotamian Sumerian),
assemblage: wood, lapis lazuli, gold
and shell inlay, narrative, 43cm
2.6.1 Stela of Hammurabi, Susa,
Iran, 1792-17950BCE, Basalt,
2.25m
2.5 Votive statue of Gudea, Lagash,
2120BCE (Mesopotamian NeoSumerian), Diorite, medium (<1m)
2.7 Palette of Narmer, Cairo,
3150-3125BCE (Egyptian PreDynastic), slate, 63.5cm
2.6 Victory seal of Naramsin, Paris,
2250-2218BCE (Mesopotamian
Akkadian), pink sandstone, relief
carving, 1.98m
2.8 Imhotep Step Pyramid and Palace
of King Djoser (Zoser), Saqqara,
stone, 2680-2662BCE (Egyptian Old
Kingdom)
2.8.1 Great Pyramids, Giza, 26002525BCE (Egyptian Old Kingdom),
Granite and limestone, 137m
2.9 Khafre, Giza 4th Dynasty,
Cairo, 2570-2544BCE (Egyptian
Old Kingdom), Ka figure, Diorite,
life sized
2.10 Menkaure and Queen
Khamerernebty, Boston, 2515NCE
(Egyptian Old Kingdom), grey
wacke, medium
2.11 Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt
Saqqara, 2510-2660BCE (Egyptian Old
Kingdom), fresco (painted limestone
relief), medium (1m high)
2.12 Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir
el Bahri, 1478-1458BCE (Egyptian New
Kingdom), trabeated stone
2.13 Akhenaten and Family, Tell el-Amarna,
18th Dynasty, 1348-1336BCE (Egyptian
New Kingdom), limestone relief, 31.1cm
2.13.1 Akhenaten statue, granite
(note style characteristics)
2.12.1 Statue of Hatshepsut,
Egyptian New Kingdom, Large
2.14 Nefertiti, Tell el-Amarna, 134836BCE (Egyptian New Kingdom),
painted limestone sculpture, lifesize
3.2 Palace of Knossos, Crete, (multiple
stories, labyrinth-like structure, storage
areas, murals), found by Sir Arthur Evans
2.15 Inner coffin of King Tutankhamun, Valley of
Kings, 1336-1327BCE (Egyptian New Kingdom), gold
inlaid with glass and semi precious stones, large
3.1 Female Figure, Agean
Cycladic (aka plank or fiddle
figures), marble, small to
medium, burial goods
3.2.1 Palace of Knossos plan, Crete, (multiple
stories, labyrinth-like structure, storage areas,
murals), found by Sir Arthur Evans
3.3 Bull Jumping Toreador
Fresco, Crete, Aegean Minoan,
mural (wall painting), 62cm
3.5 Octopus Flask, Crete, Aegean
Minoan, ceramic amphora, 28cm,
shape
3.4 Wasp Pendant, Crete,
Aegean Minoan, gold with
granulation, 4.6cm, very detailed,
small
3.6.1 Lion’s Gate at Mycenae, Aegean
Mycenae, limestone, large, cyclopic
huge stones
3.6 Mycenae, Aegean Mycenae,
limestone, large, cyclopic huge stones
3.7 Dagger Blade with hunt, Aegean
Mycenae, 23.8cm, Bronze inlaid with
gold, silver and copper
3.8 Treasury of Atreus, Tholos Tomb,
Aegean Mycenae, corbeled interior
4.1 Dipylon Krater, New York, Greek
Geometric, terracotta, 108cm, black
figure
4.1.1 Man and Centaur, New York,
cast bronze, tiny, greek geometric
4.4 Temple of Hera, Paestum, Italy.
Greek Archaic, marble. Doric Order
(drums and cramps)
4.2 Peplos Kore, Athens, Greek
Archaic, marble, medium (signs of
paint)
4.3 Kouros (Standing Youth), New
York, Greek Archaic, marble, life size
4.5 Medusa (Pediment Sculpture),
Corfu, Greek Archaic, limestone, relief
carving, large (3m high)
4.6 The Suicide of Ajax by Exekias,
Boulogne-sur-mer (France), Greek 6th
C BCE, black figure amphora, 69cm
4.6.1 Achilles and Ajax playing
draughts by Exekias, 6th C BCE, black
figure amphora, medium height
4.6.2 Priam Painter Woman at a
Fountain, Boston, Black figure hydra,
Greek, 5th C BCE, 53cm
4.7 A Bronze Foundry by Foundry
Painter, Red figure kylix, Greek 5th C
BCE, 31cm
I couldn’t figure this one out. Sorry :(
4.8 Artemis Slaying Actaeon by Pan
Painter, Boston, red figure bell krater,
Greek 5th C BCE, 37cm
4.8.1 Argonaut Krater, red figure,
Greek 5th C BCE, medium
4.9 Kritios Boy, Athens, Greek 5th C BCE,
marble, medium (note: contrapposto)
4.10 Charioteer of Delphi, from
Sanctuary of Apollo, Greek 5th C BCE,
bronze, life size, Greek Early
Classical/Transitional
4.12.1 Three Women by Phidias, East
pediment of Parthenon, Greek 5th C
BCE, marble, Elgin marbles
4.11 Warrior from Riace, Italy, Greek
5th C BCE, Bronze with bone, glass
paste, silver and copper inlaid, lifesize,
(Greek Early Classical/Transitional)
4.12 The Parthenon, The Acropolis,
Athens, architecture by Iktonis and
Kalikrates, general plan by Pericles.
marble, doric order, 5th C BCE
4.13 Athena Nike Temple, The
Acropolis, Athens, Greek 5th C BCE,
marble, Ionic order, small for temple
4.13.1 Nike adjusting her sandal, Athens,
fragment of relief from Temple of Nike,
relief carving, marble, Greek 5th C BCE
4.14 The Erechtheum, Acropolis,
Athens, Greek 5th C BCE, marble,
Corinthian Order
4.14.1 Caryatids (Porch of Maidens),
The Erechteum, Acropolis, Greek 5th
C BCE
4.15 Doryphorus - The Spear Bearer by
Polyclitus of Argos, Naples, Greek 5th C
BCE (Roman copy), marble (original was
bronze), life size, canon of proportions
4.16 Hermes and the Infant Dionysos by
follower of Praxiteles, Olympia, Greek 4th
C BCE (Roman copy), marble, remnants
of red paint, larger than life size
4.17 Altar of Zeus from Pergamon,
Berlin, Hellenistic, marble, 2nd C
BCE, restored
4.18 Aphrodite / Venus de Milo, Paris,
Hellenistic, marble, 2nd C BCE, larger
than life
4.18.1 Medici Venus, 1st C BCE,
Florence, Roman copy, marble, life
size
4.17.1 Dying Gaul, Rome, Hellenistic,
marble, 3rd C BCE, Roman copy, life
size
4.19 Victory (Nike) of Somothrace,
Samothrace, Hellenistic, marble, 2nd
C BCE, large
4.20.1 Scythian Stag, Shield plaque,
gold, 31.7cm long
4.20.2 Georgian Turtle necklace, Gold
with granulation, 5th C BCE
5.2 Burial chamger from the Tomb of
Reliefs, Cerveteri, Etruscan 3rd C BCE
5.2.1 Musicians and Dancers, murals
(frescos) from Tomb of Reliefs, Rome
Etruscan 5th C BCE, (note
conventions), (see fig 5-19 in text)
4.20 Ishtar Gate, 6th C BCE Babylon
(Iraq), Glazed Brick
5.1 Sarcophagus from Cerveteri,
Etruscan 6th C BCE, terra cotta, larger
than lifesize
5.3 Apollo of Veii, Etruscan, Rome, 5th
C BCE terra cotta, larger than life size
5.4 The She Wolf, Rome, Etruscan 5th C
BCE, bronze, life size (babies a Renaissance
addition), 85cm high
5.4.1 Etruscan bronze mirror
6.1.1 Soldiers from Mausoleum of first
emporor of Qin, near city of Xi’an, Qin
Dynasty, 3rd C BCE, Terra cotta,
painted, lifesize, (Fig 3-1 in text)
6.2 Hadrian’s Wall, Roman, England,
2nd C CE, stone, 20ft high
6.3 Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, Roman
1st C BCE, marble, free standing altar with
relief carving,
6.3.1 Imperial Procession from Ara Pacis
Augustae, Rome, marble relief carving,
1.6m high
6.4 Pont du Gard, near Nimes, France,
Roman 1st C BCE, stone, 49m high,
Arcuated system
6.5 Coliseum, Rome, Roman 1st CE,
concrete faced with stone, tufa blocks,
Arcuated - arch, vaults, barrel vaults
6.6 Augustus of Primaporta, Rome,
Roman 1st C CE, Marble, Life size,
similar to Doryphorus from 5th C BCE
6.7 Gemma Augustae (Cameo), Vienna,
Roman 1st C CE, onyx, relief carving,
19x23cm
6.1 Great Wall of China, Northern
China, stone, 5-8m high
6.8 House of Silver Wedding, Atrium
and Peristyle, Pompeii, Roman 1st C
BCE, (see futher elements of Domus
[house] in fig. 6-12 of text).
6.9 Wall Paintings, Pompeii and
Herculaneum, Roman 1st C BCE,
frescos and mosaics. Vesuvius
erupted in 79CE.
6.9.2 Mural of a Young Girl Writing,
Pompeii, 1st C BCE, wall painting
37cm dia
6.10 Arch of Titus, Rome, Roman 1st
C CE, concrete and white marble, 15m
6.11 Pantheon, Rome, Roman 2nd C
CE, brick, concrete, marble, dome coffered ceiling and oculus 10m dia
6.12 Arch of Constantine, Rome,
Roman 4th C CE, concrete and white
marble (fig 6.34 in text)
6.9.1 Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii, 1 C
BCE
6.10.1 Spoils from Temple of Jerusalem,
from the Arch of Titus, marble, 2.03m,
relief sculpture
6.13 Hadrian Hunting Boar and Sacrificing
to Apollo on Arch of Constantine, Roman
2nd C CE, 1m dia, marble relief,
incorporation of old and new sculpture (figs
6-25, 6-26 in text)
6.14 Young Flavian Woman, Rome,
Roman 1st C CE, marble, lifesize
6.15 Constantine the Great from
Basilica of Maximus and Constantine,
Rome, Roman 4th C CE, marble, huge
(2.6m)
6.16 Basilica of Maximuus and
Constantine, Rome, Roman 4th C CE,
brick, contrete barrel, groung vaults,
huge, administrative centre