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Ancient figurines (i.e. Haniwa) surround Shoufutago Kofun in Gunma, Japan – 小二子古墳

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This is another kofun found within Omuro Park (大室公園) in Maebashi, Gunma. Although it's small for a keyhole kofun (in Japanese 前方後円墳 Zenpōkōenfun) at 38m, the abundance and variety of haniwa (the statues) make this one of the better kofun I've seen. Yes the haniwa are replicas, but they are arranged in the kind of […]

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Ancient Greek Pottery: History, Development and Designs

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Ancient Greek pottery was for practical use, so once physical shapes of different types of pottery had been perfected for a particular purpose, the shape was maintained and copied. Greek pottery was crafted in a bunch of different shapes and sizes, and all had specific functions and were used in specific circumstances from the symposium,

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