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Polykleitos was a renowned ______
Polykleitos was a renowned ______
sculptor
The Diadoumenos statue is made of ______
The Diadoumenos statue is made of ______
marble
The original Diadoumenos statue was made of ______
The original Diadoumenos statue was made of ______
bronze
To reproduce the bronze sculpture in marble, supportive ______ were added
To reproduce the bronze sculpture in marble, supportive ______ were added
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Works of art can provide important insights into ______
Works of art can provide important insights into ______
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True or false: The Diadoumenos statue is a marble copy of a lost Greek bronze original.
True or false: The Diadoumenos statue is a marble copy of a lost Greek bronze original.
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True or false: Polykleitos was a sculptor who worked during the mid-5th century BCE.
True or false: Polykleitos was a sculptor who worked during the mid-5th century BCE.
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True or false: The Diadoumenos statue is known as 'man binding his head' in Greek.
True or false: The Diadoumenos statue is known as 'man binding his head' in Greek.
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True or false: The original Diadoumenos statue would have been cast in bronze using the lost-wax technique.
True or false: The original Diadoumenos statue would have been cast in bronze using the lost-wax technique.
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True or false: Marble does not have the tensile strength of bronze, so supportive structures were added to the marble copy of the Diadoumenos statue.
True or false: Marble does not have the tensile strength of bronze, so supportive structures were added to the marble copy of the Diadoumenos statue.
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