Chapter 5 Flashcards
An upright slab, bearing sculptured or painted designs or inscriptions. From the Greek for “standing block”. Pg 156
Stele
A surface that has only slight variations between the highest and lowest parts. Bas-relief is sculpture of low relief on a wall, and a coelanoglyph is a sculpture of low relief carved into a wall surface.
Pg 156
Low relief
A rectangular Egyptian tomb of mud brick and masonry with sloping sides and a flat top used to cover the burial chamber.
Pg 169
Mastaba
A solid stone structure built of six huge steps and used as a tomb for an Egyptian Pharaoh. Pg. 160
Step- pyramid
A pose in figure drawing or sculpture in which figures face forward. Pg. 162
Frontal
The huge entrance structure for an Egyptian freestanding temple, formed by a pair of square tapering piers with a flat top and no connecting lintel. From the Greek word for “gateway”. Also, significant pillars in contemporary architecture. Pg. 164
Pylon
A building having a roof or ceiling supported by rows of columns; used to describe a hall constructed of many columns; also a row of columns. Pg. 164
Hypostyle
One of a series of horizontal bands placed one above the other, usually a format for painting. Commonly used in Egyptian tomb painting, medical church sculpture, Aztec codices and manuscript illumination. Pg. 166
Register
Shows more important objects larger than less important objects. Pg. 164
Descriptive perspective
The main rectangular room of a temple containing the image of a god, goddess, or cult deity
Cella
