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🖼AP Art History
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🖼AP Art History

FRQ 4 – Contextual Analysis (Short Essay)
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Unit 1: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 bce
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Beaker with ibex motifs. Susa, Iran. 4200-3500 bce. Painted terra cotta

4. The image shows the Beaker with ibex motifs, created in Susa, Iran, circa 4200–3500 BCE.

Describe one visual characteristic of the work shown.

Describe the original location of the work shown.

Using two examples of specific visual and/or contextual evidence, explain how the original context influenced the design of the work shown.

Using specific visual or contextual evidence, explain why scholars have interpreted the work as an expression of social organization or identity.

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  • Read each question carefullybefore responding. Pay attention to command verbs like "identify," "explain," "analyze," or "evaluate."
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