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What Is A Quatrefoil? Explaining the Odd Shape of Design and Myth

By: Ashley Anderson

Skin of Our Teeth: Summary of A Personal View by Kenneth Clark From Civilisation Video

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

Ancient Egyptian Design Aesthetic: Environmental Roots of Art and Architecture in the Nile River Valley

By: Pamela Livingston

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: The Third Wonder of the World

By: Terry Long

Prehistoric Female Art Works: Created as Goddess Figurines of Clay and Rock from 3000 BC

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

Chinese Earthenware Figurines: Terracotta Warriors and Other Figures in Ancient Tombs

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

The Parthenon: Enduring symbol of Greek civilization and its love of beauty.

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

Winged Beings in Ancient Greek Art: Winged creatures, deities, monsters, messengers, and hybrid humans can be seen in an exhibit of 31 objects of ancient Greek art including bronze, clay, and marble statuettes, vases, and gems.

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

Art of the Cyclades: Female Idol Sculpture

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

Art of the Mysterious Etruscans: Funerary clay sculptures and wall frescoes

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

Mycenaean Terracotta Art Figurines: Crude Clay Forms, Religious Deities, or Elusive Female Figures?

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

Three Periods of Ancient Greek Art: The Archaic, the Classical, and the Hellenistic

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Hill

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