ARTH 1450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Cycladic Culture, Mycenaean Greece, Minoan Snake Goddess Figurines

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Rhyton- an ancient drinking or pouring vessel made from pottery, metal, or stone, and sometimes designed in a human or animal form. Megaron- from the greek word for large. the central audience hall in a minoan or. Corbel/corbel vault- a bracket that projects from a wall to aid in supporting weight; a vault formed by progressively projecting courses of stone or brick, which eventually meet to form the highest point of the vault. Casemate- a chamber or compartment within a fortified wall, usually used for the storage of artillery and munitions. Heraldic pose- a pose where two figures are mirror images of one another, sometimes flanking a central object, as in the relieving triangle above the lioness gate at mycenae. Tholos- a building with a circular plan, often with a sacred nature. Labyrinth- a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one"s way; a maze.

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