Greek statue
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Greek statues are naturalistic representation of a form in 3-d, generally in marble or another type of rock. While they generally represent humans, they may also represent Gods or animals.
In the West, Greek statues have been the inspiration for Roman and neo-classical statuary.
In the East, the Greek statue tradition carried into central Asia by Alexander the Great inspired the representation of the Buddha in Eastern art, through the cultural syncretism known as Greco-Buddhism.