VPHB52H3 Final: Ancient Art and Architecture Final Exam Notes
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Apse: large, semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched/with a domed roof. Antefixe(s): an upright ornament along the eaves of a tiled roof designed to conceal the joints between the rows of tiles. The word means gathering place or assembly and references the spot in greek city-states where public gatherings would occur for art, athletics, military, etc. Acropolis: a citadel or fortified part of an ancient greek city, typically built on a hill, ex. Ancient citadel at athens containing the parthenon: reconstruction drawing of the acropolis at athens showing the placement of the major. Altar(s) of temples: a room in a temple where the statue of the deity was located: part of the procession from the ara pacis, 13-9bce, height 155cm, rome. (altar enclosure was decorated with these reliefs) Aegean palace culture (the sea peoples): palace culture on crete, artworks made (bull-leaping) and great palaces established (minoan ex/knossos).
