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... vases . Vase decoration provides important evidence for observation of the development of the arts in Greece in these and following centuries ; clay vases may be broken , but they are not easily destroyed completely . In the pottery of ...
... vases . Vase decoration provides important evidence for observation of the development of the arts in Greece in these and following centuries ; clay vases may be broken , but they are not easily destroyed completely . In the pottery of ...
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... Vase " with battle , procession , and hunting scenes , Proto - Corinthian , c . 640 BC . In the Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia , Rome . Height 26.2 cm . Anderson - Alinari Although black - figure was the most important new style in vase ...
... Vase " with battle , procession , and hunting scenes , Proto - Corinthian , c . 640 BC . In the Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia , Rome . Height 26.2 cm . Anderson - Alinari Although black - figure was the most important new style in vase ...
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... vase from Pompeii ( Museo Archeologico Nazionale ) , with Cupids gathering grapes ; the Auldjo Vase ( British Museum , London ) , with an exquisitely naturalistic vine ; and the celebrated Portland Vase , also in the British Museum ...
... vase from Pompeii ( Museo Archeologico Nazionale ) , with Cupids gathering grapes ; the Auldjo Vase ( British Museum , London ) , with an exquisitely naturalistic vine ; and the celebrated Portland Vase , also in the British Museum ...
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