| Term | Definition |
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| beehive tomb | a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside |
| terracotta | hard baked clay, used for sculpture and as a building material; may be glazed or painted |
| fresco | painting on lime plaster |
| buon fresco | true or wet fresco; pigments are mixed with water and become chemically bound to the freshly laid lime plaster |
| fresco secco | dry fresco |
| rhyton | drinking horn, made of pottery, or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal |
| repoussé | formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, making the impression of a face. the metal is hammered into a hollow mold of wood or some other pliable material and finished with a graver |
| minotaur | a monster who was half man, half bull; young Athenian men and women were sacrificed for this beast in Cretan labyrinth until Theseus killed him(the beast) |
| kamares ware | vases fashioned on potters wheel that usually depict some natural element in harmony with the shape of the vessel. Named for the cave on the slope of Mount Ida where they were first discovered. |
| tufa | local limestone |
| labyrinth | an intricate combination of paths or passages |
| cycladic figures | once-painted marble figures created in the cyclades (islands off of greece) revered for their modern simplicity. Were buried with the dead. |
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