ARTH 290 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sandstone, Liangzhu Culture, Taotie

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Art History & Archaeology
• Course: ARTH 290
• Professor: Yui Suzuki

Document Summary

Citadel- a fortress, particularly at high ground, protecting or dominating a city. Steatite- a rock that is relatively soft and can be easily shaped and molded. Deity- a being that a group of people worship, especially in buddhism and hinduism. Shiva- a principal god in hinduism; known as the creator of life and the destroyer of evil. Anthropomorphic- portrayed human characteristics in a god, animal or object. Used for religious ceremonies , like purification rituals. There are granaries/ great halls around the great bath. Has a brick floor with specially sealed sides to prevent the leakage of water. Scholars debate on whether it is a unicorn, or a bull with horns merged into projection. The unicorn does show up in european iconography. 3 male figure in yogic posture seal (from slide 11) It is supposed to show an unidentified deity, but there is no visual proof of that. Above the male figure lies a script, but it remains undeciphered.