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Question

We are looking at a piece of sculpture – the head of a horse carved in marble the color of cream. But it’s more than a horse. It represents the Greek goddess of the moon, Selene, as she drops from the night into a dark sea (10). The horse was carved about 435 B.C.

—A Short Walk Around the Pyramids and
Through the World of Art
Philip M. Isaacson

What detail in the text is supported by the photograph?

the Greek goddess of the moon
marble the color of cream
drops from the night into a dark sea
was carved about 435 B.C.

Answer 1

The detail in the text that is supported by the photograph is "marble the color of cream."