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Page 105
They most frequently depict folk themes ( such as the Firebird , Sadko , Bába
Yaga ) or religious images – the icons ... The magnificent Krestodvizhensky
Cathedral , depicted here by the palekh artists , itself contains many other such
artworks .
They most frequently depict folk themes ( such as the Firebird , Sadko , Bába
Yaga ) or religious images – the icons ... The magnificent Krestodvizhensky
Cathedral , depicted here by the palekh artists , itself contains many other such
artworks .
Page 159
IMAGES OF THE BUDDHA HINDU AND BUDDHIST myths are depicted in
painting , sculpture and architecture . It is believed that the Buddha stepped
across the sea to visit Sri Lanka , and carvings of his footprint are sacred . They
are marked ...
IMAGES OF THE BUDDHA HINDU AND BUDDHIST myths are depicted in
painting , sculpture and architecture . It is believed that the Buddha stepped
across the sea to visit Sri Lanka , and carvings of his footprint are sacred . They
are marked ...
Page 306
SCARAB BEETLES Often brilliantly coloured and industrious , scarab beetles
were revered as divine and depicted in their art by Ancient Egyptians . SEMITIC
Peoples of ancient cultures in the Middle East , speakers of Semitic languages
and ...
SCARAB BEETLES Often brilliantly coloured and industrious , scarab beetles
were revered as divine and depicted in their art by Ancient Egyptians . SEMITIC
Peoples of ancient cultures in the Middle East , speakers of Semitic languages
and ...
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