fluted

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).