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14 October 2007

Ancient Art

World's oldest wall painting unearthed in Syria

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Painted ca. 9000 BCE; approx. 6' x 6' (Photo: Reuters).

"It looks like a modernist painting. Some of those who saw it have likened it to work by (Paul) Klee."

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Paul Klee, Ancient Sound
(1925; oil on cardboard, 15" x 15")
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