Editing Ancient art (section)

{{Short description|Art by advanced cultures of ancient societies}}
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| name = Ancient art
|image = Lion hunt mosaic from Pella.jpg
| caption = 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
| yearsactive = [[Ancient history|Antiquity]]
|countries = 
}}
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'''Ancient art''' refers to the many types of [[art]] produced by the [[Advanced culture|advanced cultures]] of [[History of society|ancient societies]] with different [[Writing system|forms of writing]], such as those of [[Ancient China|China]], [[Ancient India|India]], [[Mesopotamia]], [[Ancient Persia|Persia]], [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], and [[Ancient Rome|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 [[List of pre-Columbian cultures|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]].