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Greece

Terms

undefined, object
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shaft
support of column
Corinthian
even more decorative, thicker capitol, always had base, capitol design based on canthus leaves
Three orders
doric, ionic, corinthian
Parthenon
temple to athena Acropolis, Athens
anthemion
depiction of honey suckle on top of pediment
Antefix
located on bottom of eaves
Greeks invented...
democracy, coinage, and classical architecture
cella
enclosed part of temple
c;assical period
increase in realism
base
bottom of column
frieze
front and center of entablature
stylobate
stairs
Caryatid
female column/ depiction of slaves.
Flutes
vertical grooves on shafts of greek columns
golden mean
proportional system
metope
solid or beam like structure in frieze
Greek interiors
highly decorated
Status of greek women
was very low
3 basic sections of greek wall
1. dado 2. mainfield 3. cornice
cornice
surround of pediment
fretwork
square pattern used as border
ancone
brackett used on corinthian temples (two volutes)
Ceramics and pottery
mainly show us what greek fashion and furniture looked like
Mosaics
pieces of tile made into pictures
truss
greeks invented and gave way to pediment
greek sculpture
evolved from realistic to dramatic
guilloche
type of border-separated-circular pattern
capitol
top of column
dentils
type of decoration
thronos
macedonian throne
Pediment
face of truss
Klismos
armless chair with saber legs upper and middle class
Ionic
more refined and decorated, taller and skinnier columns volute on capitol
egg and dart
type of border
key door
wider at top than bottom
entablature
are between capitols and pediment
Typanum
inside of pediment
hellenistic table
3 legged table
triglyph
decorated or relief part of frieze
the temple
most significant architectural form
Athena
goddess of war
greek furniture
designed for comfort
Term "Spartan"
means basic and plain
oil lamp
used olive oil
Doric
based on wooden temple design
Telamon
male column/ depiction of slaves
abacus
top of capitol
bead and reel
had two darts ceramic version of beadwork
architrave
bottom of entablature

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