Art History Midterm
1. Paintings in the LaPasiega Cave of Monte Castil-
lo,Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain, c.65,000 BCE *
2. Painting in the Marcos-Pangkep Caves, Sulawesi, In-
donesia, c. 37,000-34,000 BCE *
3. Cueva de las Manos, Santa Cruz, Argentina (from
7,300 BCE and 700 CE) *
4. Megaloceros Gallery cave paintings, Chauvet Cave,
France, 30,000 BCE *
5. Elephant relief, Messak Settafet, Libya, Large Wild Fau-
na Style, with later inscriptions, 7500-5000 BCE.Abra-
sives and stone tools on rock surface. *
6. Jackal-headed or masked figure,Messak Settafet,
Libya.Large Wild Fauna Style, 7500-5000BCE.Abra-
sives and stone tools on rocksurface, height 45 in.
(114.3 cm) *
7. Horned female figure, Tassili n'Ajjer,Algeria. Archaic
Style,c. 6500-6000 BCEPigment on rock, dimensions
unknown. *
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8. Masked figure or supernatural being,Tassili n'Ajjer, Al-
geria.Archaic Style, c. 6500-6000 BCE.Pigment on rock,
approximate height 12in. (30.5 cm). *
9. Dancers and antelopes, Tsisab Gorge, Daureb, Namib-
ia. Ancestral San, c. 2000 BCE. Pigment onrock, figure
height 6 to 9 in. (15.2 to 22.9 cm). *
10. Gebel el-Arak knife (bothsides), Gebel el-Arak,
Egypt,3450-3300 BCE. Flint knifeand hippopotamus (?)
toothivory handle, length 10 in.(25.4 cm). Musée du
Louvre,Paris. *
11. Narmer (//Menes) Palette (both sides). Excavated at
the sacred enclosure of Horus, Hierakonpolis,Egypt,
end of Dynasty 0, c. 3000 BCE. Graywacke, length 25¼
in. (64.1 cm). Egyptian Museum, Cairo. *
12. Funerary enclosure of King Khasekhemwy, Aby-
dos, Egypt, Early Dynastic period, Second Dy-
nasty,2890-2686 BCE. Known in the present-day as the
Shunet el-Zebib monument. *
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13. Djoser's funerary complex, looking toward the Step
Pyramid from the Heb-Sed Court, with limestone ash-
lar buildings for the king's funerary cult. Saqqara,
Egypt. Old Kingdom, Third Dynasty, 2667-2648 bce. *
14. The king running during the Heb-Sed festival,
inthe underground tomb at Djoser's funerary com-
plex.Saqqara, Egypt, Old Kingdom, Third Dynasty,
2667-2648 BCE. Stone relief. Ministry of Antiquities,
Cairo.False door (threshold)Running b/n hieroglyph-
ics of Upper and Lower EgyptWearing White Crown of
Upper Egypt *
15. Khafre is in the center; Menkaure's is on the right,
in the background. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty,
2589-2503 BCE.Pyramids on the Giza plateau, Egypt.
The pyramid of Khufu is in the foreground; the Great
Pyramid ofKhafre is in the center; Menkaure's is on
the right, in the background. Old Kingdom, Fourth
Dynasty, 2589-2503 BCE.
16. The Great Sphinx, Sphinx with Dream Stela of Thut-
mose IV.ca. 2520-2494 BCE. *
17. Rosetta (place name) Stone. 196 BCEPart of grey and
pink granodiorite stelabearing priestly decree con-
cerning PtolemyV in three blocks of text
1. Paintings in the LaPasiega Cave of Monte Castil-
lo,Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain, c.65,000 BCE *
2. Painting in the Marcos-Pangkep Caves, Sulawesi, In-
donesia, c. 37,000-34,000 BCE *
3. Cueva de las Manos, Santa Cruz, Argentina (from
7,300 BCE and 700 CE) *
4. Megaloceros Gallery cave paintings, Chauvet Cave,
France, 30,000 BCE *
5. Elephant relief, Messak Settafet, Libya, Large Wild Fau-
na Style, with later inscriptions, 7500-5000 BCE.Abra-
sives and stone tools on rock surface. *
6. Jackal-headed or masked figure,Messak Settafet,
Libya.Large Wild Fauna Style, 7500-5000BCE.Abra-
sives and stone tools on rocksurface, height 45 in.
(114.3 cm) *
7. Horned female figure, Tassili n'Ajjer,Algeria. Archaic
Style,c. 6500-6000 BCEPigment on rock, dimensions
unknown. *
, Art History Midterm
8. Masked figure or supernatural being,Tassili n'Ajjer, Al-
geria.Archaic Style, c. 6500-6000 BCE.Pigment on rock,
approximate height 12in. (30.5 cm). *
9. Dancers and antelopes, Tsisab Gorge, Daureb, Namib-
ia. Ancestral San, c. 2000 BCE. Pigment onrock, figure
height 6 to 9 in. (15.2 to 22.9 cm). *
10. Gebel el-Arak knife (bothsides), Gebel el-Arak,
Egypt,3450-3300 BCE. Flint knifeand hippopotamus (?)
toothivory handle, length 10 in.(25.4 cm). Musée du
Louvre,Paris. *
11. Narmer (//Menes) Palette (both sides). Excavated at
the sacred enclosure of Horus, Hierakonpolis,Egypt,
end of Dynasty 0, c. 3000 BCE. Graywacke, length 25¼
in. (64.1 cm). Egyptian Museum, Cairo. *
12. Funerary enclosure of King Khasekhemwy, Aby-
dos, Egypt, Early Dynastic period, Second Dy-
nasty,2890-2686 BCE. Known in the present-day as the
Shunet el-Zebib monument. *
, Art History Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dvwzjn
13. Djoser's funerary complex, looking toward the Step
Pyramid from the Heb-Sed Court, with limestone ash-
lar buildings for the king's funerary cult. Saqqara,
Egypt. Old Kingdom, Third Dynasty, 2667-2648 bce. *
14. The king running during the Heb-Sed festival,
inthe underground tomb at Djoser's funerary com-
plex.Saqqara, Egypt, Old Kingdom, Third Dynasty,
2667-2648 BCE. Stone relief. Ministry of Antiquities,
Cairo.False door (threshold)Running b/n hieroglyph-
ics of Upper and Lower EgyptWearing White Crown of
Upper Egypt *
15. Khafre is in the center; Menkaure's is on the right,
in the background. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty,
2589-2503 BCE.Pyramids on the Giza plateau, Egypt.
The pyramid of Khufu is in the foreground; the Great
Pyramid ofKhafre is in the center; Menkaure's is on
the right, in the background. Old Kingdom, Fourth
Dynasty, 2589-2503 BCE.
16. The Great Sphinx, Sphinx with Dream Stela of Thut-
mose IV.ca. 2520-2494 BCE. *
17. Rosetta (place name) Stone. 196 BCEPart of grey and
pink granodiorite stelabearing priestly decree con-
cerning PtolemyV in three blocks of text
