OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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Revise: GreeceIts twelve metopes depicted Heracles’ twelve labours: six above the eastern front porch, the pronaos, and six above the western rear porch, the opisthodomos. These were relief panels, with figures projecting from a stone background. They decorated the ends of the inner building, rather than forming a cycle around the outer colonnade.
- Revise: Rome
A sculptural technique in which figures project from a background surface.
- Revise: Greek Burial Methods and Grave Markers
A carving in which figures project from a background surface rather than standing entirely separate from it.
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- Revise: Visual and Material Sources
Sculpture in which figures project from a background surface rather than standing independently.
- Revise: Analyzing the Physicality and Function of Material Remains
Sculpture carved against a background. In high relief, figures project strongly from that background.
- Revise: Visual and Material Sources
Sculpture in which figures project from a background surface; low relief projects shallowly, while high relief projects more strongly.
- Revise: Analysing the Appearance and Purpose of Material Remains
Sculpture carved against a background. Low relief projects slightly; high relief projects more strongly.
- Revise: Visual and Material Sources
A carved image that projects from a background surface rather than standing independently.
- Revise: Identification and Purpose of Roman Material Remains
Sculpture whose figures project from a background surface rather than standing independently.
- Revise: The battle of Actium
A sculpture in which figures project from a flat background.
- Revise: The Dacian Wars: Material Sources and Human Impact
- Revise: Visual and Material Sources
Sculpture in which figures project from a background surface rather than standing completely free.
- Revise: Analyzing the Design and Purpose of Military Monuments