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Abbasid Anatolia ancient Egypt ancient Egyptian animals apse arches architect architecture artists Asia Assyrian Athens bronze Buddha Buddhism Buddhist building built Byzantine called capital carved Cathedral central centre century BC Chapel China Chinese Christ Christian church civilization Classical colour columns cult culture decorative depicted developed divine dome dynasty earlier earliest early East effect Egypt emperor empire Etruscan Europe façade feet figures Florence gold Gothic Greece Greek Hagia Sophia head Hellenistic Hittites human ideal images imperial India interior Iran Islamic Italian Italy king landscape later less marble Mesopotamia millennium Minoan modelled monumental mosaic Mosque motifs Museum Muslims Mycenae natural notably Olmec originally painters painting palace panel Pergamum perhaps period Persian portraits pose pottery probably relief religious Renaissance ritual Roman Rome ruler sarcophagus scenes Scrovegni Chapel sculpture space spiritual statues stone structure stupa style Sumer surviving symbol temple tomb tradition Umayyad vases vaults visual arts walls