3 facts about ancient art

Star sculptor Phidias, who died around 430 BCE, was one of the most famous Greek sculptors. He was the artistic director of the Parthenon, an ancient temple in Athens, Greece. Unique craft In the 1st century, Romans used a complicated technique to produce jewelry, platters, and vessels made of cameo glass. The pieces usually had a dark blue background and were covered with opaque white figures. On display The Department of Greece and Rome at the British Museum in London, UK, has one of the world’s largest collections of artifacts from 5000 BCE to the 4th century. It contains more than 100,000 pieces.…

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