1. Art History Exam Study Guide
... bull in Assyrian art Negative space: empty space around an object or a person, such as the cut-out areas between a figure's legs or arms of a sculpture Relief sculpture: sculpture that projects from a flat background. A very shallow relief sculpture is called a bas-relief Stele: a stone slab used to mark a grave or a site Ziggurat: a pyramid-like building made of several stories that ... in prayer Spolia: in art history, the reuse of architectural or sculptural pieces in buildings generally different from their original contexts Synagogue: a Jewish house of worship Torah: first five boo...
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- Grade Level: High School