Archaic and Classical Greek Art
- ISBN-10
- 0192842021
- ISBN-13
- 9780192842022
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Robin Osborne
Description
Explores the art of ancient Greece and its relationship to the world in which it was produced.
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