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• Proto-Geometric style — Visual art style of ancient Greece that signaled the reawakening of technical proficiency and conscious creative spirit after the collapse of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, around the 12th century BC. The vocabulary of the style was… …   Universalium

• Geometric style — Style of vase painting that flourished in Athens с 1000–700 BC. Vases decorated in this style feature horizontal bands filled with geometric patterns such as zigzags, triangles, and swastikas in dark paint on a light ground. The rhythmic effect… …   Universalium

• Dorian invasion — This article is about a hypothetical event of prehistoric Greece. For other uses, see Dorian (disambiguation). History of Greece This article is part of …   Wikipedia

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• protogeometric — adjective characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece (Freq. 3) • Similar to: ↑nonrepresentational * * * |prōd.(ˌ)ō+ adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: prot + geometric : of, relating to, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Protogeometric — /proh toh jee euh me trik/, adj. (sometimes l.c.) pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece chiefly during the 10th century B.C. and characterized by use of abstract geometrical motifs. Also, Proto geometric, proto …   Universalium

• Banshan ware — Wade Giles romanization  Pan shan        type of Chinese Neolithic (Neolithic Period) painted pottery. Its name is derived from the grave site in the Gansu province of north China at which the pottery was found in 1924.       According to… …   Universalium

• REḤOV, TEL — (often spelled Reḥob; Arabic: Tell eş Şarem; Israel map reference 197.207; UTM Grid 873.594), the largest mound in the alluvial Beth Shean Valley, extending over 26 acres (10.4 hectares); its summit at an elevation of 116m below sea level.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Greek pottery — Pottery made in ancient Greece. Its painted decoration has become the primary source of information about the development of Greek pictorial art. It was made in a variety of sizes and shapes, according to its intended use; large vessels were used …   Universalium