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back, is beyond any representation of the human figure
hitherto known before the best period of Archaic Hellenic
art. The fresco of the Cupbearer is the only thing that
comes anywhere near it ; with other human figures, even
from Knossos, they have little in common except the
narrow Minoan waist.
back, is beyond any representation of the human figure
hitherto known before the best period of Archaic Hellenic
art. The fresco of the Cupbearer is the only thing that
comes anywhere near it ; with other human figures, even
from Knossos, they have little in common except the
narrow Minoan waist.