COA 2241 Exam 2 questions
and answers(graded A+)
Sunken relief - answer relief carving that leaves a frame of the carved
material that identifies the edge
Necropolis - answer city of the dead
Mastaba - answer Arabic for "bench"; slope sided structure; above ground
reference to lower tomb; connect the earth to the sky; prerequisite for
pyramids
Live Rock - answer when sculptures are carved out of a natural rock form
KA Statue - answer "spirit"; used to protect the tomb from grave robbers
Additive sculpture - answer adding clay/material to something to create a
sculpture
Subtractive sculpture - answer taking clay/material away from something
to create a sculpture
Open form - answer spaces between arms and body; implies motion
Closed form - answer static pose/position that implies lack of motion; no
space between arms and body
Perspective systems - answer creating the illusion of depth of space where
none exists (i.e. overlapping)
, Linear perspective - answer Manipulation of lines to create illusion of
recession of space
Orthogonals - answer lines that converge at a distant point
Implied lines - answer directional motion, eye glance; structure of the art
directing your eyes to a certain focal figure
Reserved columns - answer columns carved out of live rock to appear as
though they were necessary
Monotheism - answer belief in only one god
Corridor axis - answer a long corridor that divides the temple into bilateral
symmetry; made to resemble the Nile River
Pylon wall - answer gateway of walls with slopping sides
Court - answer open hall with different columns to resemble the two
sections of Egypt
Hypostyle hall - answer hall in which roof is supported by columns
Clerestory - answer fenestrated opening in roof that allows light and air to
come inside
Colossus - answer monumental, overly large statues (used to represent
the power of the pharaoh)
Obelisk - answer column with sloped sides and pyramid on top
Lotus columns - answer used to represent Upper Egypt
and answers(graded A+)
Sunken relief - answer relief carving that leaves a frame of the carved
material that identifies the edge
Necropolis - answer city of the dead
Mastaba - answer Arabic for "bench"; slope sided structure; above ground
reference to lower tomb; connect the earth to the sky; prerequisite for
pyramids
Live Rock - answer when sculptures are carved out of a natural rock form
KA Statue - answer "spirit"; used to protect the tomb from grave robbers
Additive sculpture - answer adding clay/material to something to create a
sculpture
Subtractive sculpture - answer taking clay/material away from something
to create a sculpture
Open form - answer spaces between arms and body; implies motion
Closed form - answer static pose/position that implies lack of motion; no
space between arms and body
Perspective systems - answer creating the illusion of depth of space where
none exists (i.e. overlapping)
, Linear perspective - answer Manipulation of lines to create illusion of
recession of space
Orthogonals - answer lines that converge at a distant point
Implied lines - answer directional motion, eye glance; structure of the art
directing your eyes to a certain focal figure
Reserved columns - answer columns carved out of live rock to appear as
though they were necessary
Monotheism - answer belief in only one god
Corridor axis - answer a long corridor that divides the temple into bilateral
symmetry; made to resemble the Nile River
Pylon wall - answer gateway of walls with slopping sides
Court - answer open hall with different columns to resemble the two
sections of Egypt
Hypostyle hall - answer hall in which roof is supported by columns
Clerestory - answer fenestrated opening in roof that allows light and air to
come inside
Colossus - answer monumental, overly large statues (used to represent
the power of the pharaoh)
Obelisk - answer column with sloped sides and pyramid on top
Lotus columns - answer used to represent Upper Egypt
