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  2. Allegorical sculpture - Wikipedia

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    Allegorical sculpture are sculptures of personifications of abstract ideas, as in allegory. [1] Common in the western world , for example, are statues of Lady Justice representing justice , traditionally holding scales and a sword , and the statues of Prudence , representing Truth by holding a mirror and squeezing a serpent.

  3. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    The Crown of Immortality, held by the allegorical figure Eterna (Eternity) Crown of Immortality , represented in art first as a laurel wreath and later as a symbolic circle of stars . It appears in a number of Baroque iconographic and allegoric works of art to indicate the wearer's immortality.

  4. Science fair - Wikipedia

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    A science fair or engineering fair is an event hosted by a school that offers students the opportunity to experience the practices of science and engineering for themselves. In the United States, the Next Generation Science Standards makes experiencing the practices of science and engineering one of the three pillars of science education.

  5. Allegory - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes the meaning of an allegory can be lost, even if art historians suspect that the artwork is an allegory of some kind. [21] Allegory has an ability to freeze the temporality of a story, while infusing it with a spiritual context. Medieval thinking accepted allegory as having a reality underlying any rhetorical or fictional uses. The ...

  6. Mercury and Two Allegorical Figures - Wikipedia

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    The limestone sculpture measures approximately 6 ft. x 70 in. x 53 inches and rests on a concrete base that is 45 x 74 x 59 inches. It depicts Mercury with a winged helmet and sandals, behind two seated allegorical female figures. [2]

  7. Science project - Wikipedia

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    A science project is an educational activity for students involving experiments or construction of models in one of the science disciplines. Students may present their science project at a science fair, so they may also call it a science fair project. Science projects may be classified into four main types.

  8. Folly (allegory) - Wikipedia

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    An Allegory of Folly (early 16th century) by Quentin Matsys A medieval allegory of Folly, painted by Giotto. Folly (Latin: Moria) was a common allegorical figure in medieval morality plays and in allegorical artwork through the Renaissance. The depiction is generally of a young man, often similar in appearance to a jester or the tarot card, The ...

  9. Statue of Hope - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Hope is an allegorical figure that is typically a private memorial or monumental sculpture displayed in a graveyard or cemetery, often a Rural cemetery. Hope is one of the Seven Virtues of the Christian religion.