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AncientWW--430-327640

-430·terracotta, red-figure·13.3 × 10.5 cm (5 1/4 × 4 1/8 in.); Diam.: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)

Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson

Catalogue

Year: -430
Medium: terracotta, red-figure
Dimensions: 13.3 × 10.5 cm (5 1/4 × 4 1/8 in.); Diam.: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Ancient

Artist

Ancient

Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 500, ending with the expansion of Islam in late antiquity.

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