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One of the characteristic features of ancient Khmer art, which distinguishes it from the art of India, originates in the folk architecture of Cambodia –… Read More »Sculptures and Reliefs of Angkor Thom

Architecture often tries to “play” with several spatial formal concepts, but the degree of this experiment is often limited. Sculpture is an environment where formal… Read More »Sculpture in Architecture of Different Epochs

Our lives are just bound up with objects. Museums are the evidence of a deep interest in things around us, either natural or products of… Read More »Artifacts in Museums and Imitation of Historical Context

We tend to think that forgery of antiquities is a problem engendered by illegal trade. When there is no excavation site, no context, and no… Read More »Archaeological Falsifications and Forgery in Paleontology

From 1974 to 1977, pits with the terracotta army, which served as a funeral complex in the mausoleum, were excavated just one kilometer from the… Read More »Terracotta Army: Excavation Stages and Discovered Pits

Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland contains more than 100,000 graves, including those of presidents and business giants. Nevertheless, its most striking marker can be a… Read More »The Haserot Angel – Frightening Bronze Sculpture

The temple of Segesta draws awe and admiration, as its construction is the work of the Trojans. The evidence of it is in the records… Read More »Temple of Segesta: Greek-Style Architectural Character

Almost all Indian art has always been religious, and almost all forms of artistic tradition have been very conservative. The Hindu temple developed over two… Read More »Indian Temples – Artistic Solutions and Features

Erechtheion is a real architectural gem, created in a noble Ionic style. Its construction was completed after the death of the Athenian statesman Pericles. The… Read More »Erechtheion – Architectural Mystery

Ancient Egyptian sculpture was closely connected with Egyptian architecture and mainly concerned temples and funeral tombs. Egyptian tombs required the widest use of sculpture. In… Read More »Ancient Egyptian Sculpture: Artistic Traditions