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Greek Sculpture: History, Timeline, Characteristics

Greek Sculpture: Historical Periods, Daedalic, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic Styles: Statues, Reliefs, Sculptors, Materials, Famous Sculptures

Ancient Greek art - Wikipedia

Surviving ancient Greek sculptures were mostly made of two types of material. Stone, especially marble or other high-quality limestones was used most frequently and carved by hand with metal tools.

Bronze Sculpture - Art Encyclopedia

Bronze Sculpture (2500 BCE-present): History, Casting Methods, Cire Perdu, Famous Bronzes

Hellenistic age - Hellenistic civilization | Britannica.com

Hellenistic age - Hellenistic civilization: The greatest of Alexander’s foundations became the greatest city of the Hellenistic world, Alexandria-by-Egypt. It was laid out in the typical Hellenistic grid pattern along a narrow strip between Lake Mareotis and the sea.

Sphinx - Wikipedia

In the Bronze Age, the Hellenes had trade and cultural contacts with Egypt.Before the time that Alexander the Great occupied Egypt, the Greek name, sphinx, was already applied to these statues.

Wonders of Turkey | Wondermondo

Most interesting wonders of Turkey. Below are listed the most amazing natural and man made landmarks of Turkey. Natural landmarks Travertine terraces in Pamukkale, Turkey / Antoine Taveneaux, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

Ceremonial object | religion | Britannica.com

Ceremonial object: Ceremonial object, any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic natures.

Croatian Art

Short History of Croatian Art. Another famous Croat was Juraj Dalmatinac (Georgius Mattei Dalmaticus, known as Giorgio Orsini in Italy, 15th century, born in Zadar) who built the Loggia dei Mercanti and the portal of St. Francis Church in Ancona.

Mroczek Brothers Auctioneers - Prior Auctions

Friday June 22, Fine Western Art & Native Americana - Session Two. From the private art collection of M. Lamont Bean (1924-2004), of Washington State.