Deck contains various information about art pieces for the AP Art History curriculum.
| Front | Jade Cong |
| Back | Neolithic EraLiangzhu culture, highly ornate jade and nephrite sculpturesdisc-bitube=CongCong have square outer and circular inner.Both were very common and buried in large numbersFace pattern includes spirits/dieties.Function and meaning are completely unknown. It's very hard so difficult to work with. |
| Front | Ambum Stone |
| Back | 1,500 BCEGreywacke - hard stone, difficult to sculptPacific IslandsForm: stone on stone, likely took a long timeFunction:Initially might be a pestleRitualistic purposes, likely an ant-eatermake sacrifices to the objectsBelieved their ancestors lived in itContent: human with ant-eater headhead is pestle and bottom used to grindContext:Provinance- history of ownershipDebate over rights of ownership |
| Front | Anthropomorphic Stele |
| Back | abstract human from Arabiatall (3 feet)form:front emphasis, trapezoidal head, close eyes and flat noseholding awl and double bladed dagger from beltArabian peninsula, 4,000 BCEin historic times, Arabia was much more fertile and lush temporary settlements during Neolithic when this was made, temporary areas.Ijterpretation: associated with religous and burial, used as a grave marker in an open air sanctuary |