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Art History, Greek Pottery
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Where did the insiration for most Greek pottery design come from?
everyday life
stories of gods & heroes
the artist's dreams
remember special events
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A krater with handles in the cupped shape of a calyx.
calyx krater
kylix
calyx
bell krater
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Area around the decorative subject on a work of art, or outside area that defines the subject.
reverse image
background
negative space
positive space
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A large two-handled jar used to hold or measure oil, wine, or milk.
kylix
olpe
hydria
amphora
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The duplication of an image on either side of a real or imaginary central axis.
emphasis
asymmetry
symmetry
contrast
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Most Greek pottery was made from this type of reddish clay
stoneware
plaster
terracotta
porcelain
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Who are the two Greek heroes playing a game on this 5th century vase?
Hercules & Ajax
Achilles & Ajax
Hector & Paris
Paris & Agamemnon
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The horizontal bands of images that often appear in vertical series on a vase are called...
registers
gutters
columns
cornices
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Who created this piece showing two heroes of the Trojan War playing a game?
Exekias
Achilles
Euripides
Xenophon
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A small vase for olive oil, often scented.
carafe
alabastron
ambergris
amphora
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The area on a work of art where the subject is represented; the internal area.
positive space
central axis
focal point
negative space