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    Feb 12, 2022 2 minutes

    FACING THE PAST

    I am an avid ARCHAEOLOGY reader. The January/February 2022 article “At Face Value” struck me for what the ancient artists kept in—wrinkles, under-eye bags, a double chin, uneven facial features, and messy eyebrows—3,000 years before the modern-day Realism movement was born. It may indicate the value placed on realistic depictions, especially for the subjects’ journeys into the

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