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What decorative feature of the minbar (Fig. 9-10) from the Kutubiya Mosque in Marrakesh reflects its original architectural surroundings?

The study of what part of Roman homes was neglected until 1973?

Which device is used to divide the garden in the Court of the Lions (Fig. 9-20)?

What is a slow-drying type of plaster that can be molded and carved?

Housing in a Roman city was made up of apartment blocks called

Which of the following proves that artists working for Christian patrons continued to use pagan themes?

What did the artist do to contribute to the realism in the Battle Between the Gods and the Giants (Fig. 5-8)?

Which bronze sculpture was created as an illustration of the principles set out in the Canon of Polykleitos?

How did the Roman state facilitate the empire’s development and administration?

The Romans’ tradition of realistic portrait sculpture probably derives from their