The Body in Ancient Art: Assyria, Egypt, and Greece

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This paper reviews the role of the body in ancient art. According to this paper, the way in which the human body is depicted in ancient artwork can actually tell us much about the social and historical context in which that artistic representation was created.

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"The site where art collides with artifact is one in the study of ancient societies that can reveal much about how specific societies constructed meaning in the world. Artistic representations and images are some of the best windows into the operation of any society - they can express the ways in which cultural values are expressed. This can be particularly important for the art historian, who uses an understanding of the way art portrays meaning to unearth new knowledge and understanding of the way that ancient societies functioned and what they valued."

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