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67. You did really well for someone without prior knowledge!

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:36 AM

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Yes, the Ancient Near East figures did tend to be formal and stiff. And mostly based on geometric forms, more than natural forms.

And yes, much the same for ancient Egypt. Very formal, but more naturalistic than the ANE.

"Artistic freedom" didn't really emerge until the Greeks, and even then it was later on in their history: the Late Classical and Hellenistic periods.

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