Answer: Classical Era (latter half of 1700s)
These media or materials and characteristics are referred to as Modelling.
Modelling is an art in sculpture which involves an addictive process where materials are used to build up an object to form by hand or with tools.
Materials used include
As opposed to modelling is Carving which occurs from a reductive process of materials to form an object.
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Given the inability to properly understand the artworks of the Pre-Columbian era in the Americas, as well as the inability to preserve them for historical analysis, the knowledge surrounding these works of art is limited due to the limited amount of information that is provided to us.
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Style is considered less important because all different styles can still make someone feel a similiar way. Substance is more important because art is about how it makes a person feel