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Hellenistic
Dying Gaul
Epigonos the elder
c 230-220 BCE
Marble copy of bronze

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Hellenistic
Athena battling Alkyoneos, scene from gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar
c 175 BCE
Marble

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Hellenistic
Detail from Athena battling Alkoneos, scene from gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar
c 175 BCE
Marble

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Hellenistic
Gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon ALtar
c 175 BCE
Marble

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Early Buddhist India
Great Stupa at Sanchi
c 50-25 BCE

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Early Buddhist India
Eastern gateway, Gate Stupa at Sanchi
50-25 BCE

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Early Buddhist India
Seated Buddha, Mathura, India
2nd century CE
Red sandstone

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Hindu India
Shiva Nataraja (lord of dance)
11-12 century
Bronze

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Hindu India
Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho
1030
Sandstone

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Hindu India
Mithunas (loving couple) from exterior wall, Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho
1030 CE
Carved sandstone

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Early Medieval China
Seated Buddha from Hebei province
340 CE
Gilt bronze

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Early Medieval China
Stupa Pillar and North Wall, Dunhuang Mogao Cave 254
5th Century
Painted stucco

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Paleolithic
Venus of Willendorf
28K - 25K BCE
Limestone

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Neo-Babylonian
Ishtar Gate Reconstruction
605-560 CBE
Glazed Brick

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Achaemenic Persia
Processing Delegation, audience hall staitway, Persepolis
520-460 BCE
Carved Stone relief

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Minoan Crete
Bull leaping scene, Knossos Palace
1400 BCE
fresco

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Early Classical Greece
Dying warrior from east pediment, Temple of Aphaia at Aegina
c 480 BCE
Marble

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Classical Greece, Myron (sculptor)
Diskobolos
c 450 BCE
Marble copy of bronze

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Hellenistic
Hades and Persephone from tomb at Vergina
mid4th century BCE
fresco

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Hellenistic
Hercules discovering his son Telephus in Arcadia
4th cen BCE
fresco

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Roman/Republican Period
Battle of Alexander the Great and Darius III at Issus, Pompeii
2-1 cen BCE after 4th cen BCE original
mosaic

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roman/republican period
detail from alexander the great and darius III battel from pompeii
2-1 cen BCE after 4th cen BCE original
mosaic

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Roman/Republican period
scenes from Dionysiac cult from Villa of Mysteries, pompeii
c 60-50 BCE
fresco

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Roman-Republican Period
Painted Cubiculum, Boscoreale
c 50-40 BCE
fresco

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Roman-Republican Period Painted Cubiculum, Boscoreale c 50-40 BCE fresco
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roman-republican period peaches and glass jar, Herculaneum c 60-80 CE fresco
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roman/imperial period forum of trajan, rome dedicated 112
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Roman/republican period triumphal arch of emperor titus, rome after 80 CE concrete with marble cladding
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Roman/imperial period procession with spoils of Jerusalem temple, relied from arch of titus, rome after 80 CE marble
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Imperial rome Recon of colosseum, rome c 70-80 CE
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Roman/imperial period barrel vault passageway of roman collosseum 70-80 CE
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roman/imperial period groin vaults passageway of roman collosseum 70-80 CE
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roman/imperial period exterior of collosseum, rome 70-80 CE
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roman/imperial period maison carree, nimes, france
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roman/imperial period restored cutaway view and lateral section of pantheon, rome 120-125 CE
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roman/imperial period interior of rotunda and dome of pantheon, rome 120-125 CE
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Late Antique Jewish Western wall of synagogue at dura-europos c 250-260 ce paint on plaster
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late antique jewish niche for torah, western wall, dura-europos synagogue 250-260 c paint on plaster
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late antique jewish consecration of tabernacle, dura-europos 250-260 CE paint on plaster
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late antique christian box for jerusalem pilgrimage relics, with painted cover 6th cen paint on wood
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early christian ceiling with christ themes, catacomb of saint peter and marcellinus, rome early 4th cen CE paint on plaster (dry fresco)
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early christian moses striking water from rock in desert, catacomb of callixtus, rome 3rd cen CE paint on plaster (dry fresco)
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early christian recon model of saint peters, rome began 320 CE
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early christian view of nave toward apse of santa sabina, rome 420-430
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early christian interior and exterior view of church costanza, rome 350
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early christian detail of ambulatory vault mosaic, santa costanza, rome 350
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Early christian good shepard, oratory of galla placidia, ravenna 430 mosaic
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early byzantine aerial view, groundplan of san vitale, ravenna 530-550 CE
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early byzantine basket capital and springer of arcade, san vitale 530-550 carved and painted stone and mosaic
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early byzantine apse and mosaic of christ in majesty between 2 angels, saint vitalis, and bishop ecclesius, san vitale, ravenna 530-550 Mosaic
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early byzantine justinian and attendants, choir wall, san vitale, ravenna c 550 mosaic
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empress theodora, detail mosaic on choir wall, san vitale, ravenna c 550 mosaic
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early byzantine hagia sophia, constantinople 530-540 became mosque c1450
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early byzantine nave, apse, dome of hagia sophia, constantinople 530-540 became mosque c 1450
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early byzantine basket capitals of hagia sophia, constantinople 530-540 became mosque c 1450 carved stone
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byzantine virgin and child enthroned, apse mosaic in hagia sophia, constantinople dedicated 870 mosaic
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early byzantine icon of virgin and child between saints 6 or early 7 cen encaustic technique (heated wax with pigment) on wood
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islamic/umayyad period dome of the rock, al haram al sharif, jerusalem 687-692
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Islamic/umayyad period interior of dome of the rock, jerusalem 687-692 marble, gilded stone, mosaic
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islamic/umayyad period crowns and jewels with inscription from rotunda of dome of rock, jerusalem 687-692 mosaic
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islamic minbar decoration, great mosque of kairouan, tunisia 840-880 carved wood
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islamic samanid mausoleum, bukhara (uzbekistan) 920 brick and stone
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islamic spain/umayyad period prayer hall, great mosque of cordoba completed 980
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islamic spain/umayyad period maqsurah area facing mihrab, looking into dome, great mosque, cordoba completed 980
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islamic spain/umayyad period pyxis casket from madinat al zahra 970 carved ivory
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isalmic spain/nasrid period court of myrtles, alhambra, granada 14 cen
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islamic spain/nasrid period muqarnas decoration in arcade, court of lions, alhambra, granada 14 cen
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islamic spain/ nasrid period muqarnas star dome, hall of 2 sisters, alhambra, granada 14 cen
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islamic spain/nasrid period mirador looking into garden, alhambra, granada 14 cen
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carolingian/ odo of metz recon and groundplan of palatine chapel, aachen c 790-800
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carolingian/ odo of metz interior of palatine chapel, aachen c 790-800
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romanesque nave view and groundplan, saint-sernin, toulouse 1080-1120
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Romanesque/ bernardus gelduinus chirst in majesty, ambulatory of saint-sernin, toulouse c 2000 marble
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romanesque reliquary statue of ste foy late 10 - early 11 cen with later additions gold, silver gilt, jewels, and cameos over wood
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romanesque nave view into apse and crossing and groundplan of sainte foy, conques 1050-1130
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romanesque last judgement tympanum, sainte foy, conques c 1130 carved limestone with traces of polychromy
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romanesque south portal, st pierre, moissac c 1120-1140 carved limestone
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romanesque detail of christ in majesty, tympanum, st pierre, moissac c 1120-1140 carved limestone
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romanesque trumeau seen from front and right st pierre, moissac c 1120-1140 carved limestone
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gothic ambulatory view and groundplan on abbey church of st denis, france 1140-45
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gothic upper chapel, looking east, sainte chapelle, paris c 1250 painted, gilded, and carved limestone, stained glass windows
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post and lintel
structure of horizontal beam supported by two or more vertical posts
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arcade
continuous arches
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pier
vertical support of arch, arcade, or vaults
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vault
any type of arched covering supported by piers - barrel vaults: tunnel like - groin vault: canopy like when two barrel bisect - ribbed vault: vaulting where we can see the ribs
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stupa
mound like structure containing relics
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torana
entry gate to stupa
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stupa pillar
cnetral pillar in a cave shrine housing buddha
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torah niche
framed shrine wall housing the torah scroll
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nave
long central space
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apse
semi circular end of nave
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transept
any long space that bisects the nave
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lantern
structure above nave and transpet to allow light
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ambulatory
vaulted passage around choir
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westwork
multistory entry at west, framed by stairs
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chevet
eastern end of church with ambulatory, choir, and chapels
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portal
entry framed with sculpture decor
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tympanum
semi circular or arched recessed area over door
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coffer
decorative panel on underside of dome, sunken
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mihrab
prayer niche for imam
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minaret
platform for khutba or athan
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maqsurah
closed space in front of mihrab for ruler

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