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Art of the Ancient Near East — Unit test

Question 5 • HCS_Introduction to Art - EL1086 B

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Name this cave art, the time period it was made during, and where it was found. Why is there hand-print included in the image? How was it made?

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This is called, Spotted Horses and Human Hands. It was made between 25,000 and 24,000 BCE, and was found in Pech-Merle Cave, which is located in Dordogne, France. There is a hand-print as a type of signature created by the artist. The artist created this by chewing-up charcoal in his/her mouth. Then he/she would place a hand on the wall, and blow the chewed-up charcoal over the hand. This would create a negative hand-print on the stone.

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