The Art of Ancient Greece
- ISBN-10
- 0689201168
- ISBN-13
- 9780689201165
- Category
- Art, Greek.
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1970-06
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Author
- Shirley Glubok
Description
Presents various objects of Greek art--vases, statues, buildings, reliefs, friezes, and ornaments--and explains how they were made and used, and aspects of the culture which they present.
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Other editions
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- 1990-10-26
- 298 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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