When Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase, he said, "The first thought that came to mind was [that] I was gazing not at a vase, but at a painting.". This is indicative of __________
a. his great respect for Greek treasures
b. an art world prejudice that places less importance on functional objects
c. the incredible rarity of a signed Greek vase
d. the inferior form of the vase itself
e. the fact that the incredible painting overshadowed the form of the vase
b
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