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Greek Art And Sculptures

My Thesis Statement

The Greeks were the first civilization to make accurate sculptures because they were so focused on detail and technique. W hat D id Gr eek S culpt ures Repre sent ?
Greek sculptures represented many different things such as battles,mythology, and the ruler of Ancient Greek.
Some examples of rulers of Ancient Greek are
Polycrates,Periander,Evagoras,etc.

What Material Did They Use To Build Sculptures.

They built the sculptures out of entirely used bronze or marble.It was easy to use bronze and marble because it was very easy to form and was very durable.Chryselephantine
(kris-elefan-tin)Sculptures used gold that often were in leaf form that were used to build the hands and the

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