AP Art History Peer Guide (Ambum, Tlalticlo, Terracotta)

What time period is the Ambum Stone, Tlalticlo Female Figurine, and Terra Cotta Fragment from?

• Prehistoric (25,000-900 BCE)

• Ancient Near East (3500-465 BCE)

• Prehistoric (14,000-900 BCE)

• Ancient Near East (3500-300 BCE)

The Terra Cotta Fragment displays which of the following?

• a family crest

• depictions of plants and naturalistic scenes

• an animal

• a face

What material was used for the Ambum Stone, which was also used in the Egyptian sculpture "King Menkaure and His Queen?"

• lost wax

• greywacke

• terra cotta

• ceramic

Which of the following best describes what the Ambum Stone was likely used for? (must provide BOTH answers)

• as a religious object

• as housing decoration

• as a toy or plaything

• in food preparation

What modern-day country is the Ambum Stone from?

• Papua New Guinea

• Sri Lanka

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

The (a)   People created the Terra Cotta Fragment (what society is the Terra Cotta Fragment from?)

(a)   is a carving technique used on the Terra Cotta Fragment, which is also used in Greek black-figure painted vases.

What modern-day country is the Tlalticlo Female Figurine from?

• India

• Australia

• Mexico

• Turkey

The Tlalticlo Female Figurine shows evidence of which of the following?

• it shows evidence of damage from being severely broken at some point

• the figure shows a depiction of birth defects

• the techniques used suggest the society that made it interacted with another society at the time

• the figure’s function give evidence that the society believed in an afterlife

Which of the following best describes what the Terra Cotta Fragment was likely used for? (must provide BOTH correct answers)

• as a religious/ritualistic object

• as housing decoration

• as a toy or plaything

• in food preparation