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Compassed patterns

A detail from the dress of a seated statue from Gortyn which still preserves some of its paint. During the 7th and early 6th centuries BC sculptors used compasses extensively to lay out their designs, as seen throughout here.

 

Heraklion archaeological museum, Archaic period

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Uploaded on December 1, 2023
Taken on January 4, 2022