VOCAB. (NOT COMPLETE)
Sanctuaries: Sites thought to be sacred to one or more gods
Temenos: A palatial home for the gods; with one or more temples, treasuries, monuments, and statues
Treasuries: Storage for valuable offerings
Oracle: (Of Delph), was thought to communicate predictions of the future from the god Apollo
Colonade:
Stoa: Columned pavillion open on three sides
Halos: Outdoor pavement where visitors watched dancing, talked, or rested
Cross-Hatching:
Slip: Mixture of water and clay
Negative Spaces: Open spaces
Porch: Hangs over door, supported on two sturdy posts
Gable: Triangular area
Façade: Front wall
Olpe: Wide-mouthed pitcher
Rosettes: Stylized flower forms
Black-Figure: Decorated dark shapes against a bright background
Gloss: Clay slip mixed with metallic color pigments
Entasis: Columns shafts rise and swell in the middle and contract again towards top
Adyton: Small room at end of cella
Caryatids: Columns formed in the form of draped women
Antae: Square pillars
In Antis: Between the pillars, caryatids set flush with ends of side walls, reinforced by antae
Kore: Young woman
Kouros: Young man
Archaic Smile: Closed lip s,ile, used to enliven features
Attribute: Identifying symbol
Peplos: Draped rectagle of cloth
Encaustic: Mixture of pigments and hot wax that left a shiny hard surface
Chton: Garment
Himation: Cloak
Volute Krater: Large vessel with scroll-shaped handles
Amphora: Large all-purpose storage jar
Maenads: Female Worshippers
White-Ground:
Kiln: Closed pven
Tempera: Paints made from egg yolks, water, and pigments
Kantharos: Wine cup
Hydria: Water jug
Palmettes: Fan shaped petal designs
Red-Figure: Red-figures against a black background
Calyx Krater: Handles curve like a calyx flower
Foreshortening:
Kylix: Drinking cup
Hollow-casting:
Acropolis: City on a hill
Ring Wall:
Agora: marketplace
Podium: Raised platform
Tholos: Round building w/ six columns supporting a conical roof
Stucco:
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