The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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... period , are among the master- pieces of Buddhist art . The single greatest school of religious sculp- ture of Southeast Asia is that of Cambodia , which , under the Khmers ( 10th - 13th century ) produced some of the supreme ...
... period , are among the master- pieces of Buddhist art . The single greatest school of religious sculp- ture of Southeast Asia is that of Cambodia , which , under the Khmers ( 10th - 13th century ) produced some of the supreme ...
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... period , and ( below ) a white jade pendant of a winged dragon , symbol of fertility and rainmaking , with rhythmic form and incised decoration , from the late Chou period . SCULPTURE : 5. History - African , Oceanian , Pre. SEATTLE ART ...
... period , and ( below ) a white jade pendant of a winged dragon , symbol of fertility and rainmaking , with rhythmic form and incised decoration , from the late Chou period . SCULPTURE : 5. History - African , Oceanian , Pre. SEATTLE ART ...
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SILT - SILURIAN PERIOD A coral reef community of the Silurian Period , which was predominantly a time of aquatic life . COURTESY OF AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SILVA - SILVER. SILT , any loose sedimentary material consisting of ...
SILT - SILURIAN PERIOD A coral reef community of the Silurian Period , which was predominantly a time of aquatic life . COURTESY OF AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SILVA - SILVER. SILT , any loose sedimentary material consisting of ...
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