Chapter 4- Prehistoric Aegean
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Labyrinth | a place constructed so it is full of intricate passageways and blind alleys; a maze |
| Cyclopean Masonry | a method of stone construction, named after a mythical creature, using massive, irregular blocks without mortar, characteristic of the Bronze Age fortifications of Tiryns and other Mycenaean sites |
| Corbelled vaulting | one in which the blocks are piled into horizontal courses and cantilevered inward until the two walls meet in an arch |
| Megaron | the reception hall of the king; has a round fireplace in the center |
| Monolith | a column that is all one piece (not using drums) |
| Relieving triangle/arch | in a corbeled arch, it is the empty space above the lintel that serves to lighten the weight which the lintel carries |
| Tholos (Tholoi) | circular structures or beehive tombs |
| Krater | a bowl for mixing wine and water |
| Iliad and Odyssey | Greek legends written by Homer |
| Minoan art | lively, playful and spontaneous; Crete |
| Mycenaean art | heavier, stronger and more "masculine" than the Minoan; mainland Greece |
| Columns | cylindrical supports that are decorated |
| Piers | square or rectangular supports |
| Rhyton | ancient drinking hom made from pottery or metal, frequently having abase in the form of an animal |
| Treasury of Atreus | tomb built of concentric layers of blocks precisely cut in a conical form |
| Stele | upright stone slab or pillar having a picture or writing on its surface |
| Aegean | a center for civilizations which flourished in the 2nd and 3rd millenniums BC |
| Attic | of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times |
| Course | in masonry construction a horizontal row of stone blocks |
| Faience | low-fired opaque glasslike clay |
| Repoussè | formed in relief by beating a metal plate 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 graver |
| Niello | a black metallic alloy |
| terra-cotta | orange-brown, low fired clay |
| stylized | representation not a realistic depiction |
| incised | design cut into a hard surface |
| votive figures | An image created as a devotional offering a god or other deity. |
| dressed stone | blocks of stone that have been cut and shaped to fit in a particular place for a particular purpose |
| inlay | decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal |
| lost-cast waxing | Molten metal is poured into the mold through the channels created by the melted wax rods, filling the void where the original used to be. when the metal has cooled, the mold is broken open to release the casting. |
| filigree | delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork |
| gilding | to cover with gold |
| gold leaf | gold beaten into an extremely thin sheet used for gilding |
| buon fresco | a technique in which the painting is made on wet plaster |
| fresco a secco | refers to the process in which paint is applied to a fresco that has already dried. |
| citadel | a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place |
| ring walls | Any wall surrounding a building, town or fortification. |
| chevrons | A decorative or heraldic motif of repeated Vs; a zigzag pattern. |
| running spirals | a decorative motif based on the shape formed by a line making a continuous spiral |
| ashlar | blocks of smooth, squared stone of any kind |
| casemates | A chamber or compartment within a fortified wall, usually used for the storage of artillery and munitions. |
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