What helped preserve the colossal sculpture Parinirvana of the Buddha at Gal Vihara?


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What is a characteristic of relief sculpture? 

A. It typically uses the lost-wax process. B. It is finished on all sides. C. It is meant to be viewed in the round. D. It is often used to decorate architecture.

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The Emperor Trajan commissioned which of the following?

a. The Colosseum b. The Arc de Triomphe now in Paris c. The Ara Pacis d. The column depicting his victories

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The influence for the procession of the imperial family on the Ara Pacis Augustae was ____

a. the Column of Trajan b. the Panathenaic frieze from the Parthenon c. Pompeian wall painting d. the Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina

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Load-bearing construction is usually characterized by

a. many openings in the walls b. few openings in the walls c. large size d. much air and light

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