Back فن العالم القديم Arabic Arte antiguo AST Art antic Catalan Umění starověku Czech Antikva arto Esperanto Arte antiguo Spanish Arte da antigüidade Galician Umjetnost starog vijeka Croatian Անտիկ արվեստ Armenian Arte antica Italian
 Greek mosaic at the Archaeological Museum of Pella depicting Alexander the Great (left; identified by his kausia) and his friend Craterus fighting an Asiatic lion, late 4th century BC | |
| Years active | Antiquity |
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| History of art |
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| Ancient art history |
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Ancient art refers to the many types of art produced by the advanced cultures of ancient societies with different forms of writing, such as those of China, India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The art of pre-literate societies is normally referred to as prehistoric art and is not covered by the scope of the ancient era. Furthermore, although some pre-Columbian cultures developed writing in the centuries preceding the European discovery of the Americas, these advancements are, on grounds of dating, largely covered with the dedicated topic of pre-Columbian art and associated sub-topics, such as Maya art, Aztec art, and Olmec art.