Términos

Usado para motivos consistentes en formas geométricas repetitivas situadas, lineares, usualmente angulares, en una banda continua. Para motivos similares, no circunscritos a una banda, especialmente calado, use “fretes.”

Grecas caracterizadas por elementos semejantes a meandros alargados, de ángulos rectos y originarios del arte chino y adaptados a chinoiserie en Europa en el siglo XVIII.

Motivo decorativo compuesto de escalones ascendentes diagonalmente y terminando en un gancho puntiagudo curvo.

Style or culture having aspects of ancient Egyptian and Greek cultures.

The style and culture that existed during the period of the Persian Empire, primarily dating to the late 6th-late 4th centuries BCE, as seen in gems and other objects created in Anatolia (Turkey) and elsewhere, combining Greek style and subjects with Persian style and subjects.

Estilo y cultura del antiguo reino grecobactriano regido por monarcas grecomacedonios, en la parte más oriental del mundo Helenístico, que abarca Bactria y Sogdiana (actual Afganistán, Pakistán y parte de la India) en Asia Central en torno al  250 a.C. 

Se refiere a los estilos y culturas que se desarrollaron en la Península Italiana en lugares donde los Etruscos entraron en contacto con la cultura griega a través de los colonos griegos y su arte.

Se refiere a los estilos y culturas que se desarrollaron cuando los romanos entraron en contacto con y emularon características de la cultura y arte griego.

Language, known in numerous dialects, but which has been a single language throughout its history. It has been spoken in Greece probably since the late 3rd millennium BCED. The earliest texts are the Linear B tablets, some of which may date from as far back as 1400 BCE.

Refers broadly to the culture and styles associated with the area of southeast Europe comprising the southern Balkan peninsula, Peloponnese, and various offshore islands, as well as other territories that were colonized or held by Greece during various periods of history.

The standard unit of currency of modern Greece prior to adoption of the Euro.

Espacio abierto, público y verde, cerca del centro de una ciudad y utilizado para una variedad de funciones comunitarias. Se encuentra, especialmente, en los estados de Nueva Inglaterra y del Atlántico medio.

Beverage of Asian origin derived from unfermented leaves, cut and steamed, of the plant Camellia sinensis; used for many medicinal applications as well as for refreshment. ‘Black tea’ is derived from the same plant. It is produced by allowing the leaves to oxidize. In the context of conservation, green tea catechins have been used as environmentally friendly formaldehyde scavengers.

Papel moneda estadounidense federalmente emitido, autorizado como moneda de curso legal desde 1862, originalmente con tinta verde oscura en el reverso y no respaldado por oro o plata en depósito.

Nationality and culture of the island or dependent state of Greenland, in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.

An Eskimo-Aleut language spoken by Greenlandic Inuit people.