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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 fresco | painting on lime plaster, either dry or wet. also a painting executed in either method |
| corbeled vault | vault formed by the piling of stone blocks in horizontal courses, cantilevered inward until the two walls meet in an arch |
| Heinrich Schliemann | uncovered cities that Homer had named in Iliad (Troy in Hissarlik, Myeenae) 1870-1890 |
| Arthur Evans | began work at Knossos, uncovered a palace that looked like a maze (Minotaur myth) |
| King Minos and the Minotaur | fed youths to Minotaur (half bull half man) housed in a vast labyrinth |
| Theseus | Defeated the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. became king of Athens |
| labyrinth | complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost |
| horror vacui | fear of empty space-present in Minoan pottery |
| faience | low-fired opaque glasslike silicate |
| dromos | passage leading to a tholos tomb |
| tholos tomb | in Mycenaean architecture, a beehive shaped tomb with a circular plan |
| krater | an ancient Greek wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water |
| relieving triangle | in Mycenaean architecture, the triangular opening above the lintel that serves to lighten the weight to be carried by the lintel itself |
| cyclopean masonry | method of stone construction named after the mythical Cyclopes, using massive, irregular blocks without mortar |
| utilitarian | someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility |
| Santorini | Greek island, ancient Thera |
| Thera | Present day Santorini. Volcanic eruption blew out center of the island |
| megaron | large reception hall and throne room in a Mycenaean palace, fronted by and open, two columned porch |
| repousse | formed in relief by beating a metal plater from the back, leaving the impression on the face. the metal sheet is hammered into a hollow mold of wood or some other pliable material and finished with a graver |
| Figurine of a woman, Cyclades, Greece, ca. 2500-2300 BCE |  |
| Male lyre player, Cyclades, Greece, ca. 2700-2500 BCE |  |
| Palace at Knossos, Crete, Greece, ca. 1700-1400 BCE |  |
| Minoan Woman or Goddess, Crete, ca. 1450-1400 BCE |  |
| Bull-leaping fresco, Crete, Greece ca. 1450-1400 BCE |  |
| Snake Goddess, Crete, Greece, ca. 1600 BCE, from palace at Knossos |  |
| Spring Fresco, Cyclades, ca. 1650 BCE |  |
| Marine Style Octopus Jar, Crete, ca. 1500 BCE |  |
| Harvester Vase, Crete, ca. 1500 BCE |  |
| Citadel at Tiryns, Greece, ca. 1400-1200 BCE |  |
| Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1300-1250 BCE |  |
| Funerary Mask, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1600-1500 BCE |  |
| Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1600-1500 BCE |  |
| Warrior Vase, Mycenae, Greece, ca. 1200 BCE |  |
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