Ancient Mediterranean Art Glossary

16 essential terms — because precise language is the foundation of clear thinking in Ancient Mediterranean Art.

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Greek art 700-480 BCE.

Ideal proportions by Polykleitos.

Greek art 480-323 BCE.

Roman amphitheatre, 50,000.

Egyptian profile/frontal convention.

Weight-shift S-curve.

Ornate Greek order.

Simple Greek order.

Greek art 323-31 BCE.

Size = importance.

Volute capitals.

Archaic Greek male sculpture.

Roman concrete.

43.3m dome.

Roman realistic sculpture.

Mesopotamian temple platform.