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Civilizations Episode 2: How Do We Look?

Explore images of the human body in ancient art.

civilizations1_eps2_olmec_baby_hero Olmec Baby Figurine (c. 1200 –600 BCE) as displayed at the Museo Nacionalede Anthropologia in Mexico. Photo by Nutopia Ltd
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Explore the many functions of the human image in ancient art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, both life-size and colossal, performed a role—assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear—and were instrumental in forming early civilizations.

Civilizations, Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.

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