Términos

Asfalto que incluye un aditivo para hacerlo más líquido y facilitar su mezcla y aplicación.

Containers or dishes for holding the ashes used for Ash Wednesday rites or similar Christian rituals. The ashes usually comprise burnt palm fronds that had been blessed at Palm Sunday of the previous year, to be sprinkled or annointed on the forehead of participants.

Small shovels of varied design used to shovel ash from domestic hearths, fireplaces, or coal stoves.

Estilo y movimiento de principios del siglo XX que representaban escenas de la vida cotidiana urbana. El estilo desafía la estética académica del “arte por el arte” y defiende la idea de “arte para la vida” en el abandono de las técnicas aprendidas y el enfoque en la vitalidad e idiosincrasia de la vida cotidiana de la calle.

A gül consisting of serrated or stepped diamonds, which may be concentric.

Clay pots used in various Latin American cultures for cooking mazzamorra, which is a food made from maize.

Refers to Indian religious communities whose members focus on religious study and meditation and lead lives of austere self-discipline. Such communities or retreats are usually secluded and center around a Hindu philosopher or religious teacher.

General term for the cultures and styles, regardless of period, of the westernmost protrusion of Asia, which makes up the majority of the modern Republic of Turkey. To refer to the ancient cultures of this region, use "Anatolian," although there is overlap in usage. To distinguish the nationality of the modern nation of Turkey, use "Turkish."

Designates the styles, culture, and heritage of Americans of Asian descent in North America.

Persona que es experta en o que estudia la historia, arte, cultura u otros aspectos de Asia.

Culturas del continente asiático, situado en el hemisferio oriental y delimitado por el océano Pacífico, el océano Índico y el océano Ártico, y generalmente se considera que está delimitado al oeste por los montes Urales. También se refiere a las numerosas islas situadas frente a las costas de Asia.

Culturas y estilos de cualquier nación asiática durante tiempos antiguos. Por lo general, se considera como antiguo desde los siglos a. C. y algunos períodos en torno a los 1000 d.C.

Refers to the cultures of the region of Asia situated east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China, encompassing the long-historied and ethnically diverse cultures of a continental mainland and a series of archipelagoes 700 miles to the east and south of the continent. In general, the arts in the region predominantly reflect religion, particularly the personality and character of Buddha and the Hindu gods, and history, particularly glorified heroes of national and mythic pasts. The Buddha image remains the central motif in sculptural and painting styles, while other minor or native figures from Buddhist, Islamic, and Hindu scriptures are sometimes reflected in mural works. Art in the region features tribal geometric and spiral patterns, Indian floral designs, and animal imagery based on local mythologies. A general penchant for themes of fantasy, human and divine beauty, and celebratory sensuality pervades the art of this region.

Styles and cultures located in the highlands of Anatolia, the Caucasus, and the Armenian and Iranian highlands. Distinguished from the Middle East, which is sometimes known as "Western Asia."