West and Central Asian Art | Indigenous Art | Ancient Mediterranean Art | Early Europe and Colonial American Art |
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The Ardabil Carpet
utilized in the islamic religion for prayer and are portable
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Yaxchilan Lintel
Lintel located in Mexico that promoted lineage and power
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Code of Hammurabi
This stele displays a legal code for Babylon
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Hagia Sophia
This piece started off as a Christian temple, and transformed into an Islamic mosque
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Petra, Jordan
Located in present day Jordan, and was a functioning city showcasing many tombs and temples
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Ruler's Feather Headdress
Mexican art work that showcased bright feathers for ceremonial purposes
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Palette of King Narmer
This Egyptian art piece displays the unification of upper and lower Egypt
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Santa Sabina
Example of an ancient Constantinian basillica, and was made to respect a religious martyr who died on the location
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Bamiyan Buddha
Located in Afghanistan and displayed a central figure in a prominent Asian religion within a cave
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Maize Cob
Sculpture made out of gold and metal made to promise a bountiful harvest
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The Seated Boxer
Muhammad Ali takes a seat (this is a joke)
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The Good Shepherd
A religious piece showed a prominent figure in the Catholic religion surrounded by lambs
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Maneh Mosque of Isfahan
Mosque located in Iran that shows various blue and green geometric designs throughout.
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All T'oquapu Tunic
A woven rectangle piece that was created for the practical function of clothing, but was usually only available to the wealthy
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Shiva as Lord of Dance
The central figure in this piece both "dances" and represents the creator, preserver, and the destroyer of the universe.
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Pendatives and Squinches
The two vocabulary words for placing a dome on a rectangle
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Jokhang Temple
A temple that is the holiest site of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Machu Picchu
The last word of this Peruvian city sounds like someone sneezing
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Trebonianus Gallus
A Roman emperor who fought many battles and portrayed himself as a young man, but he was technically old.
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Constantine the Great
Sculpture of the first Christian ruler of Rome, and the sculpture showed what he thought about himself not how he actually looked
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