Prehistoric Art in Europe
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| In early Greek pottery, the silhouetting of dark figures against a light background of natural, reddish clay, with linear details incised through the silhouettes. |  | |
| A pointed tool used for engraving or incising. | ||
| A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally | ||
| The way in which an artist organizes forms in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or arranging forms in space. | ||
| A circle of monoliths. Also called henge. |  | |
| Images, materials, or objects as found in the everyday environment that are incorporated into works of art. |  | |
| In paintings and reliefs, a painted or carved baseline on which figures appear to stand. | ||
| A circle of monoliths |  | |
| In sculpture, figures projecting from a background of which they are part. The degree of relief is designated high, low (bas), or sunken. |  | |
| To cut into a surface with a sharp instrument; also, a method of decoration, especially on metal and pottery. |  | |
| A picture showing natural scenery, without narrative content. |  | |
| A beam used to span an opening. |  | |
| The material (for example, marble, bronze, clay, fresco) in which an artist works; also, in painting, the vehicle (usually liquid) that carries the pigment. |  | |
| Greek, "great stone." A large, roughly hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures. |  | |
| The "middle" Stone Age, between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic ages |  | |
| A column shaft that is all in one piece (not composed of drums); a large, single block or piece of stone used in megalithic structures. |  | |
| a wall painting |  | |
| The "new" Stone Age. |  | |
| The "old" Stone Age, during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings. |  | |
| Method of measuring the decay rate of carbon isotopes in organic matter to provide dates for organic materials such as wood and fiber. | ||
| In later Greek pottery, the silhouetting of red figures against a black background, with painted linear details; the reverse of black-figure painting. |  | |
| Hard-baked clay, used for sculpture and as a building material. It may be glazed or painted. |  | |
| A pair of monoliths topped with a lintel; found in megalithic structures. |  | |
| A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally; a composite view. |
