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| c. 550 BC |
| | | The painters of Greek vases develop the black-figure style, with the scene depicted in black silhouette against a red ground | |
|  | Greek vase, black-figure style
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| c. 500 BC |
| | | A Persian rug, woven with a knotted pile, is placed in the tomb of a Scythian chieftain and survives to this day | |
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| c. 500 BC |
| | | The secret of lacquer, the sap of a tree which can be hardened by moisture, is discovered in China | |
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| c. 500 BC |
| | | The new and more sophisticated fashion in Greek vases is the red-figure style | |
|  | Greek vase, red-figure style
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| c. 500 BC |
| | | Nok terracotta figures, found in modern Nigeria, stand at the beginning of the rich tradition of African sculpture | |
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| c. 200 BC |
| | | The Mochica develop a civilization, in the north of modern Peru, known for its realistic pottery sculpture | |
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| c. 540 |
| | | Khosrau I commissions a spectacular Spring Carpet for the floor of his hall of audience in Ctesiphon | |
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| c. 700 |
| | | The discovery of the technique of porcelain, the most delicate of all forms of pottery, is made in China | |
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| c. 750 |
| | | T'ang potters make vigorous and brightly coloured figures, of horses, camels or human attendants, to accompany the dead in the grave | |
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| c. 800 |
| | | The script known as Carolingian minuscule (basis of the modern roman typeface) is developed by Alcuin and his scribes at the monastery of Tours | |
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