Question

John Beazley used this city to name an anonymous red-figure vase painter of the 5th century BC who is often contrasted with the Kleophrades Painter. The introduction of Mary Beard and John Henderson’s Classical Art describes a once-armless Praying Boy sculpture called this city’s “Adorant.” This city often names the Severan Tondo. An artwork now located in this city contains a long staircase and a large frieze depicting the Gigantomachy. Today, this city is home to the Ishtar Gate (10[1])and the Bust of Nefertiti. (10[3])This city’s (10[1])Altes (“ALL-tiss”) Museum (10[1])is on its Museum Island, where an altar originally from Asia Minor is housed in the Pergamon Museum. For 10 points, name this capital that houses many works found by a native son who excavated Mycenae and Troy, Heinrich Schliemann. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Berlin [or The Berlin Painter; or Berlin Adorant; or Berlin Tondo]
<TM, Painting and Sculpture>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aum MundheRutgers AYale A7810
William GrogerColumbia BMaryland A8310
Arjun BothraHaverford ACornell B8310
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeHaverford B8310
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins ANYU B8510
Hannah NieuwveldPenn APenn B8710
Sam MacchiVassar AGeorge Washington A12810
Gus VanskikeMaryland BGeorge Washington B12810

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