fluted

(adjective)

Having semicylindrical vertical grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.

Related Terms

  • immortal
  • hypostyle
  • frieze
  • capital

Examples of fluted in the following topics:

  • Architecture under the Sultanate of Delhi

    • Made of fluted red sandstone and marble, the Qutb Minar is the tallest minaret in India, standing at a height of 238 feet.
  • The Propylaea and the Erechtheion

    • Their drapery, especially over their weight-bearing leg, is long and linear, creating a parallel to the fluting on an ionic column.
  • Art of the Igbo

    • Other instruments include the opi (a wind instrument similar to the flute), igba, and ichaka.
  • Architecture in the Hellenistic Period

    • The order's columns are slender and fluted and sit atop a base.
  • Art and Architecture of the Achaemenid Empire

    • This hypostyle hall has a total of 36 fluted columns with capitals sculpted into unique forms.
  • The Stone Age

    • There are also various examples of carved bone and ivory flutes in the Paleolithic era, indicating another art form utilized by prehistoric humans.
  • Paleolithic Cave Paintings

    • Tracings of human hands and hand stencils were also very popular, as well as abstract patterns called finger flutings.
  • The Java Culture

    • A gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Java and Bali, that features a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, kendang (drums), gongs, bamboo flutes, and bowed and plucked strings.
  • Painting under the Song Dynasty

    • Emperor Gaozong of Song (1127–1162) commissioned an art project of numerous paintings for the Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute, based on the poet Cai Wenji (177–250 AD) of the earlier Han Dynasty.
  • The Song Dynasty

    • Emperor Gaozong of initiated a massive art project during his reign, known as the Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute from the life story of Cai Wenji (b. 177).
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