.; Archaic Greek, Attic Naxian marble H. without plinth 76 in. Fletcher Fund, 1932 (32.11.1) This kouros is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. ... Attributed to the Amasis Painter Greek, Attic Terracotta Clay H. 6 3/4 in. ... Archaic Greek, Athen Marble About 13 ft. ... Marble Sphinx on a cavetto capital 580-575 B.C. ...
VOCABULARY Apadana: an audience hall in a Persian palace Capital: the top element of a column Cuneiform: a system of writing in which the strokes are formed in a wedge or arrow-head shape Cylinder seal: a round piece of carved stone that when rolled onto clay produces an image Facade: the front of a building Ground plan: the map of a floor of a building Hierarchy of scale: a system of representation that expresses a person's importance by the size of his or her representation in a work of art Lamassu: a colossal winged human-headed bull in Assyrian art Negative space: empty space around ...
