Monday, June 27, 2011

An early vision of ancient man

And it looks like that ancient man is Homo Erectus.
Study of an Antique Relief by Johan Tobias Sergel c.1769
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Study of an Antique Relief by Johan Tobias Sergel c.1769

Although it is identified as being part of the Pergamon Altar (circa 200 B.C.) I haven't seen this section in photos from the Pergamon Museum.

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