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... KINGDOMS PERIOD ( C. 57 BC - AD 668 ) The first major period of Korean art during recorded history is the period of the Three Kingdoms ( c . 57 BC - AD 668 ) , when the peninsula of Korea was ruled by three monarchies . The Koguryo kingdom ...
... KINGDOMS PERIOD ( C. 57 BC - AD 668 ) The first major period of Korean art during recorded history is the period of the Three Kingdoms ( c . 57 BC - AD 668 ) , when the peninsula of Korea was ruled by three monarchies . The Koguryo kingdom ...
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... Kingdom cre- ated several types of columns and architectural decora- tions that became traditional in Egyptian art : half col- umns of the papyrus type , granite columns with palm capitals , cornices reminiscent of rolled - up matting ...
... Kingdom cre- ated several types of columns and architectural decora- tions that became traditional in Egyptian art : half col- umns of the papyrus type , granite columns with palm capitals , cornices reminiscent of rolled - up matting ...
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... Kingdom was followed by the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom , who did their utmost to imitate their powerful predeces- sors of the 4th and 5th dynasties . Their economic re- sources were , however , considerably weaker than those of the ...
... Kingdom was followed by the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom , who did their utmost to imitate their powerful predeces- sors of the 4th and 5th dynasties . Their economic re- sources were , however , considerably weaker than those of the ...
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